now, down to the south, we continue to see some areas of heavy rain and those will be tracking to the north-northeast as well as the morning continues to progress. earlier this morning, there was some thunderstorm activity down to the south as well. at the very least, there was a spot of heavy rain there. now, let's take a look at the entire region and what we're seeing is the rain showers, the cloud cover, there are some gaps in the cloud cover well down to the south but we'll certainly be under clouds all day today. i don't think there will be sunshine, maybe tomorrow, some rays of sun. there is a frontal boundary out to the west. let me tell you about that. i'll show you the surface map. right now, we are caught between two systems. we've got the stationary front that we told you about yesterday, area of low pressure riding up along that. that is all the precipitation that we see moving to the north and then with that cold front, that comes through here tomorrow and that will bring with it some rain showers that will trigger more rain for friday here and there off and on during the course of the d

in the meantime hurricane ophelia is moving off to the north, northeast. it will brush along the peninsula of newfoundland. it's a category 1 hurricane. last night at 6:00 it was a category 4. it's weakened moving into the colder waters. it will finally become a remnant low pressure system. monday expect wet weather, keep the umbrella handy, 52 degrees by midday, by 5:00 only 54 degrees. tonight still very cool out there, 46 the overnight low, could be cooler in the suburbs. tomorrow a high of about 60 degrees. here's the five-day forecast, i promised you sunshine, promised dave ross some golf days. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday you can get out on the green, not bad at all, temperatures in the low 70s, but tomorrow we're still dealing with a chance of showers and rain and still a bit cooler. >> got to -- for the sweet spot at the end of the week. >> -- got to get to the sweet is for the at the end of the week. >> tuesday is a lot better. >>> vice president joe biden's brother spent the night in a florida hospital last night. francis biden opened a s

right near rockville and that stretches from near potomac through rockville and it's vapsing to the north-northeast. it's heading up toward silver spring, the northern part of silver spring and up towards ulney. that's heading toward howard county in the next 15 minutes or so. and temperatures are generally low and mid 60s around washington by the bay. farther west, we're in the upper 50s. as we progress through the day, sunrise at 7:15. perhaps a morning shower, maybe thunder and mid day just clouds it looks like right now. but then showers and more thund ur showers possible later this afternoon and off and on through this evening and in the 60s through this evening. tomorrow morning, maybe more drizzle and fog. a passing showers mid day. sun tomorrow afternoon. low 70s for highs and cooler with sunshine back for the weekend and first part of next week. danella, good morning. how is traffic? >> good morning. getting busy. no major delays just yet, but a lot of you are getting out of the house early and you want to get to work safely so you're giving yourself extra time. take a look at the american

the wind is there out of the north-northeast and that means humidity goes down. for about a day we will have higher fire danger. after that it will be nice. just normal conditions. 60s and 70s. >> all right. thank you, steve. >>> new details into the death of singer aim my winehouse. the habit she started up again that is now being blamed for her death. >>> new hope this morning in the middle of the fair. an amazing rescue three days after that horrible earthquake in turkey. >>> good morning. if you are driving in marin county so far so good. we will tell you about the morning commute and the bay area forecast. [ lisping ] i lost my front tooth the other day, which would be great... if i was seven. i'm forty-six. and the tooth fairy doesn't come when you're forty-six. just lots of referrals and appointments and bills that costs tons. maybe i'll keep it... it adds character... right? [ male announcer ] we know life can be unpredictable. that's why we offer affordable health coverage and dental plans. blue shield. >>> good morning. windy and warm conditions for som

it is a low pressure system that forms to the south, moves to the north-northeast most typically along the coast of the united states. we can get them any time of year. they are most often talked about during the wintertime when they can be particularly damaging and strong and bring in lots of snow and very cold air as well. that is the basics. >> last one we had? whens with the last one we had some. >> we had one not so long ago. one of the big rain storms we had here. during the summertime, it brings in moisture. >> what i do we think that it seems to send thatth bit of extra fear when we think the storm is going to be big are or more powerful. why is it different i guess than a blizzard that might form to the west and come across the country? or is it not? is it something that we per vive. >> for us here in the mid- atlantic -- that we perceive. >> for us here in the mid- atlantic region, our heaviest snows tend to be from nor'easters. >> more moisture? >> yes. >> you tap into cold polar air across usually canada and portions of the united states and then this warm tropical air acro

upper 0s by noon and -- 60s by noon and low 70s this afternoon with north to northeast winds at 5 to 10 miles per hour but get the rain gear handy. you'll need it tomorrow. right now monika is here with timesaver traffic. >>> north of town in alni where there had been live wires across the road in georgia avenue. it's all been cleared up and you are good to go through the area. coming up a closer look at maryland roads in my next report. back to you guys. >>> it is time for the first your money report of the morning. >> headline time. jessica doyle is here. uh-huh. not a great day yesterday. >> what goes up can come down especially these days on wall street. yeah. absolutely. you know we've had big gains the last week. and asian and europe markets are already down big again today. the hang seng lost over 4%. these declines come after germany's finance chief downplayed solutions next week and weak corporate earnings here. check the numbers the dow standing just 11,400 this morning. lost 247 points. the nasdaq down by 52 points. the s&p 500 was off by 23. all losses was about 2% across

the weather service predicts frequent wind gusts from the north to northeast in the range of 35 to 40 miles an hour. >> the winds are a double edged sword not only make them grow faster and quicker they dry out these glasses that are already dry. >> the east bay hills as well as the diablo range in santa clara county are especially at risk. she had a close call with a grass fire and once was enough. >> stoched at the house in the hill. >> the warning means burn permits are not being issued and no control burns taking place. everyone should be on high alert. >> don't be complacent. probably a big thing. just because the weather turned down doesn't mean we have a fire. >> cal fire serving at the bay area had six fire engines ready to respond. but the red flag weather alert triggered another three engines to come on-line. in morgan hills corinna rusk, abc 7 news. >> there is red flag danger around the bay area tonight. >> cheryl the fire danger remains high tonight over the hilltops right now winds are gusting close to 20 miles per hour. the relative humidity has dropped in the last 24-h

and just in the north of -- northeast, i should say, we may see some snow. and if we do, that will be our first seasonal snow. here just around the los angeles, southern california, and arizona, nevada, this area is going to be very low in humidity as well as gusts up to about 70 kilometers per hour. that's a very good recipe for critical fire risk. los angeles at 21 degrees. new york at 18. heading over to europe now, we have got disturbance here over the british isles. some may be very heavy in uk. here as well, showers and some strong winds to be felt, but stronger winds will be felt here. high waves of up to 6 meter high could be reaching the coast of the iberian peninsula and gusts of about 100 kilometers per hour and heavy rain to come there. maybe severe thunderstorms here too as well as balkan peninsula and italy as well. but out towards the east, we're looking at a very clear weather here, dry and calm. here where the earthquake hit in van, the temperatures are going to drop significantly and we are looking at snow for our thursday forecast. the tem

north of the golden gate bridge, the winds out of the north and also rotating to the northeast, 83 degrees in petaluma. and when they are coming out of north and north east, obviously that's an offshore flow going with 72 in san francisco average high 69 degrees. 90 inland on sunday. we'll keep that offshore flow each and every day all the way until next friday at this time. oh, by the way, no, that's not misspelled. it's woofstock. go to saratoga this weekend where it will be sunny and bright. a festival to benefit a local humane society. >>> it's the time of year that a lot of high school seniors and, yeah, their parents really, dread: college application season. julie watts on the consumerwatch with a company that promises to help students get into any school they want. >>> reporter: steven ma doesn't just help his clients apply for college. his company, think tank learning, also offers them a money-back guarantee. >> we try to get them into the school. if we fail, we will 100% refund the money. >> reporter: the price is based on the odds the student will get admitted to the desired sch

we are starting to see this move towards the north and northeast and things are gradually starting to taper off toward baltimore, columbia, to the east, we have a snow rain mix line. we have a few advisories to tell you about. winter weather advisory still in effect for the area you see shaded in the light purple. that until 8:00 tonight. 2 to 3 inches closer to the mason dixon line. elsewhere, we'll see less than an inch of snow still continuing. and then as we take a look for our freeze warning in effect. that area you see in greenish there, that is in effect from 9:00 tonight through 9:00 sunday morning. the freeze watch and freeze warning in effect. definitely have to take care of your vegetation. 37 degrees at dwi. winds are a factor as well, getting gusty and that's going to continue and as we head through the overnight hours, is this all going to taper off. our overnight lows will be in the 30s. i'll have more snow totals for you later with my full forecast. back to you. >> thank you gwen. of course as you saw, the further west you go, the more snow we are seeing. >> and freder

has become of building a picture that as it started in the north and northeast of thailand and the rivers built up, then you get the run off to the central plains. the water is moving south. the authorities here say the pressure is building up in dams. they will have to release the water, which means more water has to go somewhere. it is a tricky disaster to manage. >> you are watching bbc world news. we have a lot more still to bring you including quite some picture here. this a dust storm sweeping over arizona. we will give you an idea of the chaos it caused. david cameron is to close his conservative party's annual conference today by calling on households to pay off their debt. we are in manchester. >> party conference must almost feel like a vacation for david cameron and after the last few months of frantic activity which saw not just one but two of his summer holidays interrupted by events. [siren] he's been enjoying the italian sunshine, when rioting broke out in london, birmingham, and manchester. force them to return home to give his assessment of what had gone wrong. >> pockets

the wind will still be coming out of the north or northeast. the high temperature will be 71. then the wind will turn to the south and that will make the temperature job. 76 on saturday. 80 on sunday and we'll keep the sunshine. a slight chance for some rain on tuesday and wednesday. that is a great forecast. >> retailers have modest expectation for the holiday season. will the expectations translate into holiday deals for shoppers? we have more. >> the holiday shopping season is looking just ho-ho-hum. more than $460 billion. this is less than last year's increase of 5.2%. a sign that consumers are hesitant to open their wallets more than they have to. a lingering consumer concerns about high unemployment, high gas prices, and the shaky stock market. >> consumers have been paying down debt. retailers are able to order less merchandise and plant some strong promotions for the holidays, which will bring people into stores. >> retailers expect consumers to bmost interested in items of value and things that will get a lot of used. >> we expect this will focus on everyday items. >

northeast. the national hurricane center says the maximum sustained winds were at about 100 mi. per hour, but the storm is weakening significantly. >>justine: we were talking about that system earlier, it does not seem like it will make any impact in the bay area which is good. warm weather on the way. >>james: we have beautiful weather for the rest of the week and into the weekend. even into the first half of next week. clear conditions on the san mateo bridge. today, mostly sunny and warm. as we look ahead, this week will feel a lot like summer. from now until friday and then, this weekend, the weather stays dry. things are looking good for this weekend. here is where temperatures are at movemenmoment. >>james: we see some disturbances in the pacific, but with the high-pressure system over us, we are not expecting to see anything in our area. here, you can see on the 7 day forecast, the weather stays wonderful over the next seven days. that is a quick check on the forecast. let's get over to t

couple of showers in northeast washington now, pushing up north of mount airy and more towards manassas. possibility of seeing widespread showers and maybe thunder later today. between two systems. system off to the east and north, that was responsible for the rain we had yesterday, about .5-inch at reagan national. plenty of clouds today and fog. a cold front to the west will get in here later tonight and tomorrow, and we'll see gradual improvement i think tomorrow afternoon and particularly the weekend. the sun will be back out, and highs in the upper 60s and low 70s. forecast gets better. hang in there for another day and a half here, as conditions later today won't be ideal. still a lot of clouds, and on the cool side. 64 at reagan national. haven't budged a lot in the last 24 hours. 66 annapolis. 59 winchester. if we get any sunshine at all, even a peek of sunshine, breaks in the clouds, we'll see highs

the winds have shifted to the north and northeast so the flow is coming from that direction. if you looked upstream, temperatures much cooler. they are in the 30's. so, while we will see the sunshine, a couple of these cooler -- degrees cooler. 55 at annapolis. you go north and it is much cooler. 30's in southern pennsylvania. the forecast -- sunshine, a little bit cooler than yesterday but still nice. i attended is up for 60's to low 70's. overnight tonight, mostly clear. kind of chilly. temperatures to the upper 30's and low 40's in the cold a severance. seven-day, i'll stop -- outstanding going to the weekend. 71 tomorrow. it might be close to 80 degrees on sunday. go out and play. >> time now for a look at one of our big stories. congressman elijah cummings taking on drug companies making a quick buck off of supply shortages. jennifer franciotti is live downtown with the story. >> the congressman has requested documents from so-called gray market companies buying and selling drugs on the fda list that are in short supply. they are in short supply because of quality and ma

wind north-northeast 5 to 10. a little chilly, have gumbo. warm you up. crimson tide of alabama against the florida gators. interesting. the florida coach was saban, kicking off in the swamp. temperature 66 degrees. next game up on the docket covering weatherwise, near and dear to your heart. playing at the jerry dome in texas. aggies part of the sec in an sec match with the arkansas razorbacks, trying to get back. temperure 63. i know where t.j. will be for this. of course, auburn and south carolina, boy, a tough game. kickoff, 3:30. temperature 55 degrees. a revenge game for south carolina. they've lost the last two meetings. in fact, south carolina has not beaten auburn since the 1930s. if you're steve spurrier, any of those guys, the running back, they're on for blood. this is going to be like -- just a brutal slug match. >> weather's not much of a factor in any of these games? >> should not be. maybe a little breezy in the afternoon. comes down to a kick in the late stages of the game. >> auburn will be fortunate -- >> another story, careful with our

under the banner, a purging if it is and bethesda have heavy downpours moving through the north and northeast crossing over 270. preston is still getting moderate range. rain in a fairfax county county andwilliam moderate rain moving into manassas. a line of storms crossing over 66. a few thunderstorms cannot be afternoonlater this with some drizzle. it's not an all-day rain out. highs around 70 or so. similar tomorrow. >>> that means a challenge in commute for friends coming manassas and gainesville, along the greenway and tollway in good shape. is quiet into the district. on the southeast southwest freeway. no problems in northeast. 95, northbound, foggy. >>> breaking news out of germantown. police believe the disappearance old boy isar- connected to the murder of his mother. >> the woman was found last night at the condominium. the jummy olabanji joins us with learned.has >> what we know is montgomery atnty detectives are looking case at aperson homicide investigation. they are looking for the 11- son of the victim, seen onwas last about two weeks ago. police say that yesterday they got a

some clouds and showers up there, but main hely, the rain moving to the north and northeast. there it is over the atlantic. you will see and to the west of us, some showers in west virginia, they do not expect them to make it over the mountains and we will have some clouds from time to time. weekend is looking nice, the high pressure, a breeds on saturday, less wind on sunday and the weak warm front that could cause the clouds and sprinkle and clearing out, not much of a chance of precipitation. the windy gusts up to 30 knots, it is 67 and tonight, clear to partly cloudy. 48 for the low tomorrow and that is the normal, 68 right now. partly sunny, the winds are gusting in the afternoon, maybe 20 to 30 miles per hour. that means the leaves left on the trees -- trees, that will be all over the place. (laughs). >> okay! >>> at 5:00, a violent clash, police and the message heard from the protesters. >>> in the wrong hands, dangerous weapons in libya and the the word from the state department. >>> this is from the hikers and bikers, they want to take the bikers out of the ,,,,,,,,,

wind out of the north-northeast at 5 miles per hour. could be an interesting game. tuscaloosa, alabama, you get alabama and tennessee. big traditional rivalry. kickoff at 7:15. 57 degrees is expected to be the temperature, but temperatures will drop through halftime and the fourth quarter. norman, oklahoma, oklahoma and texas tech, 70 degrees, breezy at times. up in the great lakes, east lansing, michigan, number six wisconsin against michigan state. wisconsin has not won at spartan stadium in about nine years. this should be an interesting game. kickoff at 8:00 p.m. temperature at 47 degrees. then stanford and washington, some say this is stanford's first big test of the year. kickoff at 8:00 p.m. temperature 78, plenty of sunshine. couple of interesting games out there. full slate for you, t.j. i'm sure you have some ideas on who will win each game, especially the arkansas game. >> should be easy. that's always the case. 11 minutes past the hour. should be easy. you think it should be easy to pick up the phone and call your wife and let it not be a problem. this d

an east-northeast or -- hold on. that north is at sfo. east-northeast is at fairfield. everyone else is calm. so we still have the offshore component which means the coast is clear but there's a lot of changes brewing. they will be here starting with high clouds. i think fog comes back on sunny -- on sunday. sunny and warm. it will be warm for everybody. 7 to, 80s -- 70 tole 80 near 90 -- to 80, near 90. a cooler pattern on sunday. looks cooler next week. >>> 7:26. less than a week after the feds said -- feds said they would be cracking down, we'll tell but a raid at a pot farm. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ i ride muni every day. i enjoy it the most when i'm with sidney. she doesn't notice that it's too crowded or that it can run a half hour late. i'm bevan duf

north to northeast winds at 10 miles an hour. windchill a factor as well. 5:00, cloudy and around 50, rain and snow developing tonight into saturday. we will talk about that in 3 minutes. monika, over to you. >>> a live look from sky 9 on route 50. delays through centerville, and then looking okay here at route 50. in my next report, i will tell you about an accident on the g.w. parkway at 6:18. jessica, back to you. >> it is 6:12 right now. our next guest is taking a unique look adds of the -- look inside of the white house to get an answer to the questions that impact all of us. cynthia gordy. a week ago there was a meeting meeting with valerie barnes. you moderated the fits cushion, a lot -- discussion, a lot of it focusing on the economy. what did you hear about the administration about the economy and the jobs situation? >> it was timed with the report on the effort the white house has done to combat poverty and targeted efforts for low-income communities, and part of that was trying to advocate for the american jobs act. we

the jet stream is displaced well to the north spanned northeast. day after day of sunshine as a result. cooler today than yesterday still pleasant. highs near 70 degrees today. the upper 60 posing in most areas. a few clouds this morning. total sunshine after the next couple hours and humidity levels ideal for this time of october. 66-70 degrees. a warming trend in the next couple days. that's in a couple minutes. dust enjoy this. we cannot buy 20 minutes of sunshine a couple weeks ago. -- -- a couple weeks ago we could not buy 20 minutes of sunshine. just enjoy this. >>> lisa baden is keeping an eye on a busy commute. there's a water main break and that's at the b-w parkway. >> exactly. we have been very busy this morning. let me start with the beltway. there's a broken-down car out to commuters leaving college park. look at the pace after new hampshire avenue, all the way to the mormon temple, broken-down vehicles along the way. 270 normal delays out of frederick. and developing and father hurley boulevards as well. flying over the b-w parkway cr

tropical storm felipe is moving to the north, northeast. by sunday afternoon into the evening it will be out of the region and we will start to ease off the advisory for it. you won't hear us talk about it too much past tomorrow afternoon. it's a tropical storm downgrade a category one hurricane with 60-mile-per-hour sustained winds. moving away quickly at 24 miles per hour. sunset at 6:38. and the next tide is at 5:06. winds on the bay from the northeast at 5 knots with no advisories. the forecast going up to around 76 degrees. very sunny and very nice. overnight lows down into the 40s. 48 degrees clear and with just a light breeze overnight. so we won't look for fog to form. pleasant and warm tomorrow. 82 degrees. the daytime high for sunday. and 82 on monday. 78 on tuesday. 68 and 63 columbus day celebrations are also going on this weekend. that's going to be very nice weather for the parades and batchy ball tournaments. >> grills. >> grill you are right. grill baby grill. >> get the grill out. can't wait. >> okay. >> all right. >>> stil

again, it's pushing to the north-northeast. we will likely get some of this in arlington, falls church, alexandria, into the district as well, if it hangs together, mount vernon, you're getting some of this as well. that's it now. there are some other sprinkles here and there. that is the bulk of the rain currently. reagan national reporting light fog -- i'm sorry, reporting drizzle, fog and mist. visibility down to a mile and a half. temperature, 65 degrees. relative humidity, 97%. today, lots of clouds around. rain, drizzle, fog, showers, all that kind of activity. moist, damp day. high only about 71 degrees. we'll have more on the forecast, including a look at the weekend, which does look good, that's coming up. >> got to get through today. >> yes, and tomorrow. >> i'll sacrifice the week for a good weekend. >> of course, most people would. let's check in with julie wright. >>> every time he says weekend, i cep hearing that -- keep hearing that debbie deb song, look out weekend, here i come. >> who is debbie deb. >> i don't

but it's moving very quickly off to the north and northeast right now. just ended in frederick. still on route 70, still raining. from the city on north. that's where we're seeing the rain. just south of columbia, it's ending. and south of the region, it's breaking up, moving over to the eastern shore. so another hour or two, we'll be dealing with this rain around the region. then we'll just probably have some fog overnight. because we actually expect to see some clearing skies coming across the region. now, tomorrow, we'll be in between systems. so not a horrible day. it will be warmer by tomorrow night with a front and another low coming from the west. another chance of more rain. and maybe thundershower activity before it clears out, just in time for the weekend. mary? >> okay. thank you, bob. >>> some sad news topaz -- to pass along from the ravens tonight. patricia model. the wife of former ravens owner art modell, passed away this afternoon. at one time, she appeared on more tv shows than any other woman in u.s. history. the lyric opera house now holds her name, after the

north of the golden gate bridge, otherwise 76 degrees. the extended forecast calls for a dry weather pattern each and every day with that red flag warning in effect through thursday. the warmest day will be on friday, but we're going to hang on to this offshore component each and every day all the way through tuesday. and with this red flag warning, it extends into the high sierra, in addition to that i can lake, wind advisory. >> it's that time of year. >> thanks. >>> if you watch the cbs evening news tonight, then you probably notice that scott, anchored the prod cast from right here at cbs 5. that is not the only reason that he was in town. tonight, he mced a dinner at an awards presentation for the international committee. he serves on the board of directors for the agency which responds to the humanitarian crisis to help people survive and rebuild. the program has done many great things, but it is never easy. >> once you can get child aide, we understand very well how to bring them back. it's not tricky. but they do have to reach the

the heaviest rain though is the system as it heads to the north and northeast heaviest rain will stay out over spots like the eastern shore. then by the time we get to thursday the secondary low starts spinning around and coming through the area and we'll start clearing out. it is going to be breezy, chilly, and feeling a whole lot like november around here. here is a look at some rainfall totals. around 0.5. not as much here. ocean city around 2 inches of rain. that's the way it looks. let's take a look at the forecast for the evening. clouds continue to pile up. 68 to 63 degrees will be falling off. so dry for the evening. wet for the morning rush. before you go to bed tonight make sure you got that umbrella handy and ready to grab it as you head out the door tomorrow. 66 to 70 degrees. wet throughout the day on wednesday. four-day forecast dry for thursday but, boy, we'll need the bear coat, guys, for the rest of the week. >> all righty. >> we'd love to have one. thanks a lot. >> thanks, veronica. >>> still to come on news 4 at 4:00 amazon is sued because it revealed the age of an

this is moving to the north, northeast. once it arrives at your house, it bostick around off and on today. -- it will stick it around off and on today. things were clear up over the weekend. when the day tomorrow. high near 68. reagan' >>> 7:30 now on a friday morning. it's the 14th of october, 2011. the weekend almost here, and despite some rain overnight we have a terrific crowd lining rockefeller plaza and in just a little bit we'll go out there and give them all bear hugs, right? >> we have major lightning and thunder last night, it was crazy. >> i know, yet they're exuberant out there. i'm ann curry alongside matt lauer. just ahead a tough subject, a story that's made headlines across the country, a woman married for six months caught on tape paying an undercover police officer we're told that she thought was a hitman to kill her husband. the latest on this case coming up straight ahead. >>> also did you know americans are now eating about twice as much salt as we actually need? one of the main culprits happens to be r

so the winds now rotate from the north and the northeast, transporting those dry desert winds towards our area. lower humidity, elevated fire danger. 74 tomorrow in san jose and in santa clara. meanwhile 70s pretty common across the eastern portion of the bay area up to about 75, 76 degrees. there you have the 10-degree temperature span also into bodega bay. there tough sun, sun, more sunshine -- there you have, sun, sun and more sunshine through the weekend. temperatures staying seasonal into the 50s at the coast and 60s all the way up into the 70s inland. that is your pinpoint forecast. >>> the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is coming up in 10 minutes and we have the pleasure of having scott with us here in san francisco tonight. >> he is in studio with a preview. welcome. >> great to be with you. we almost had to be in san francisco today with the evening news since it seemed like all the news in the country converged in the bay area. we were with the president of course today in san francisco. we had our reporter john blackstone in oakland who was working on the story of the

we're talking north to northeast winds. these are breezy and dry conditions for our bay area hill tops tuesday night into wednesday. thursday and friday, air canada starts to drop on in. we're going to see that northwest flow dropping out of the gulf of alaska. highs going into the low 60s on thursday. depending where this trough sets up, this could determine how much we see in terms of showers or how low the snow levels will get. right now we're thinking most of the cooler air will spill into the south. scattered showers are a possibility starting thursday into friday. a big drop in temperatures. we're talking highs at least ten to 20 degrees cooler than what we'll be enjoying today. tomorrow evening looks fine. sunset 6:11. as you wait and figure out what time it is to enjoy the kids, things get dark around 6:30 or so. remember the flashlights and some of the bright-colored clothing outside as you head out. 50s and 60s tomorrow evening. the forecast today though, not scary at all. gorgeous temperatures. 70s for most of ou

as the wind gets up to 115 miles an hour, it's moving north northeast at about 6. and the storm has closed down some anticipation of very large winds. >>> the time now is 7:14. the united mission of afghanistan has uncovered a widespread pattern of torture of suspected enemy fighters in afghan jails. the torture was carried out at the initiatives of the individual jailers and not based on afghan government policies. and the report represents a setback to the u.s. leading efforts to bring afghanistan's criminal justice system up to international standards. >>> military forces in somalia say that they have been able to retake areas of the capital city that had been under control of the islamic extremists connected to al qaeda. last week, the terror group claimed responsibility for the suicide truck bombing in that capital that left dozens dead. >>> a group of corporate leaders advising president obama is releasing its plan to create more jobs in the united states today. the executives from bay area companies facebook and intel are a part of this group. ktvu allison b

the winds will be blowing out of the north and northeast. and offshore wind in the eastern portion of our district up to 87 degrees tomorrow in brentwood, tracy and in oakley. otherwise 85 tomorrow in santa rosa. and low 80s around novato back in through petaluma. 72 degrees in san francisco. today we had a high of 70 which average high is 69 degrees. not bad at all but check this out. it's the extended forecast calling for that 90-degree mark by sunday. looks like although we'll have cooler temperatures by monday, the offshore component continues. and right now computer monitors still alluding to the potential of higher gustier offshore winds by monday night through wednesday. and that's when we do increase that potential for high fire danger. we have us some football action on sunday at 1:05. it's the raiders! expect the game time temperature of 75 degrees. kim coyle is going to tell us if that game was sold up coming up in sports. >> no, no! ! >>> we have seen enough of jim harbaugh's post-game handshake but what would his touchdown dance

its expected in parts of northeast as the storm marches north. some plows are trying to clear the roads. they are trying to issue a state of emergency. in boston, it caused travel delays. at logan airport and some are taking the early snow in stride. >> not too bad. >> it looks a lot like christmas than the weekend before halloween. in new york. drew levinson. wjz, eyewitness news. >> be sure to stay with wjz.com with the october snow. you will find the updated morning forecast and you can track the storm right on the home page at wjz.com. >>> investigators are blaming poor road didn'ts for a road accident. it happened last night in columbia. it appears the driver, james ellis junior was going too fast on wet roads and lost control of his car and struck a tree. the 72 year old is now in shock trauma. >> solid weekend for the loved ones of a slain german town family as they lay the mother to rest. rt. >> she and her 11-year-old son were remembered at a service in clarks burg. they were found dead in separate locations. police have charged her he i

that will shift our wind out of the north and northeast. so that may cool us down a little bit for thursday. lit not mean a lot. nice and mild. temperatures a little bit below average. but, plenty of sunshine. high of 70 thursday and it is pretty nice. friday, high pressure moves off to the east. and behind it we see even more sunshine and friday is looking like a fantastic day. few clouds this evening. breezy and cool. nice, 62 to 65 degrees. as we move through the night tonight into tomorrow morning you will most likely need the jacket. 45 in some of the cooler suburbs to 52 in the city. breezy and cool conditions under mostly clear skies. tomorrow afternoon, mostly sunny and breezy and nice and warm. high of 71 to 75 degrees. winds out of the northwest at about 15 to 20 miles per hour. over the next couple of days, it gets even better. winds calm down and the sunshine is out. thursday, friday, and saturday, warming up each day. 72 friday. 74 on saturday. and as i mentioned earlier goes through the weekend. >> did you say that earlier. we

the northeast and southwest are under clear skies. later today, heavy showers could dump several inches of rain from south carolina to florida. sunny skies and warm temperatures continue in the northeast and the northwest will be cool with scattered showers as well. >>> in sports, game one between the pennant battle 2003 the brewers and the cards. a three-run bomb, that would be david freese. st. louis has the lead. prince fielder's monster blast put milwaukee on top. they beat the cards 9-6. game two tonight. in texas, rain postponed game two of the american league choom. the rangers taking on the detroit tigers. it will be played this afternoon. the rangers won the first game on saturday. >>> in the nfl, the falcons came on strong against unbeaten packers. atlanta recovered a ryan grant fumble that led to a 1-yard touchdown run by michael turner. falcons have a 14-point lead, but then aaron rodgers, this guy took over. he threw for almost 400 yards and pair of touchdowns. the pack smacked the falcons 25-14. they remain undefeated. >

we anticipate that it's going to curve north and perhaps back to the northeast as we fast forward to tuesday, wednesday, and friday, with winds of 65 miles per hour. and then as we get to later in the week, friday, do saturday, it should become part of history. that's the latest. >> reynolds, thank you, kind sir. we will be checking in with reynolds plenty throughout this morning. >>> at 12 minutes past the hour, imagine this -- you use your debit card to buy a bottle of water that costs $1, it's actually going to cost you $6 because of a $5-a-month fee that bank of america is about to charge you for using that debit card. can you get around this? not sure if you can. stick with us. >>> and quarter past the hour on this cnn sunday morning. good morning to you, atlanta, georgia, headquarters. the cnn world headquarters here in downtown atlanta. hello to you all this morning, though. >>> something we've been telling you about. bank of america has a new plan. tp it wants to start charging customers $5 a month for access to your own money. that is, if you use your debit card to purchase

it happened about 3:00 this afternoon near north capital street in northeast d.c. the route 80 bus was heading north on an access road when it was broad sided. all six passengers are expected to survive. one of them has some serious injuries, though. neither the bus driver nor the front end loader driver was hurt. an accident reconstruction team is on the scene to determine if any charges will be filed. >>> politics now. president barack obama just a few minutes ago began speaking at a high school down in emporia, virginia. the president is half way through a three-day bus tour to promote his jobs plan. some republicans in congress, though, say the president is promoting himself in an effort to keep his own job. steve handelsman on capitol hill now with more on all of this. >> reporter: jim, thanks. he does appear to be running. president obama in virginia tonight is talking about his american jobs act that he figures might be his ticket to a second term. on day two of his bus tour through north carolina to virginia president obama told teachers his half trillion d

more showers and storms will move up the east coast as the shower systems push north. skies in the northeast will push from sunny and overcast during the day to mainly sunny and warm. >>> here is another look at this morning's top stories. in boston, scores of anti-wall street protesters demanding economic reform were arrested early this morning as seen on this youtube video, police moved in after the demonstrators refused to move. >>> and opening arguments begin today in the case of the alleged underwear bomber. prosecutors say umar farouk abdul mutallab tried to blow up a detroit-bound airlines with a bomb planted in his pants. >>> there is hope a plane can reach the south pole as early as tomorrow to evacuate a researchers who may have suffered a stroke. the problem is, the cold at the national foundation's science outpost at the bottom of the world was simply too cold there for an aircraft to fly safely. 58-year-old renee desora of seabrook, new hampshire, has been ill since august and has been waiting for evacuation as temperatures outside fell nearly 75 degrees b

this is 95 on the northeast side. north of white marsh boulevard to the right of the screen is the southbound traffic making its way towards the beltway. that's starting to slow down. so this is the beginning of the rush hour slowdown. drive time right now are still okay. 83 from shawan to the beltway 5 minutes and 95 and white marsh to the beltway taking about 6 minutes. and traveling the outer loop bel air to providence 6 minutes and 795 to 70 will take you about 7 minutes. back to you. >>> well it's been more than a month since the east coast earthquake. we are learning that new repairs are set to get underway for a national landmark damaged as a result of the tremors. and he says he is being taxed too little. now billionaire invetor warren buffet is giving outnumbers and what he is paying in capital gains tax. we will look at that when "good morning maryland" continues on this thursday morning. >>> south korea is in the spotlight today. this afternoon vice president joe bind and secretary of state hillary clinton

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to south and northeast but it will make it over the bridges and in the gulf of alaska, we may have to do a northeast wind tomorrow. today we start off with 40s and 50s and the wind is not a factor now, it will be later but not today, by tonight, high pressure will fall in behind that and that will allow the northerly breeze to pick up. they haved same -- they had the same scenario and today there is a lot of coastal fog, if you are away it will be in the warm category. petaluma and 73 for kent field and same for antioch and brentwood. a little warmer towards morgan hill and gilroy. santa cruz fog on the coast, palo alto 74, loss at toss 74, san mateo low 70s, 74 in half- moon bay, northerly breeze and then it turns right around on wednesday with increasing clouds on thursday colder, friday cooler pattern in place, with weekend in view, not very warm, upper 50s and very low 60s. >> here it comes, pam. >> oh, boy. >>> new guidelines for hiv tests, what they want teens to do super than later. >> -- sooner than later. >>> and going westbound on 237, traffic is getting busier but certainly

down into north carolina just kind of stuck in this parent with the chilly conditions, shock -- pattern with chilly conditions more like late november and showers continuing to hang on around. as we go through the rest of the week here is why things will change stronger area of high pressure will begin the push this thing out of here, a little bit of a process we have tonight, we've got to get through this thing tomorrow and as we venn which you wily get it moving -- eventually get it moving we will continue to see one more day of temperatures, that should build on in and begin the process bringing back the sunshine to our region typically we get great weather in september october can be wonderful as well but i think as things are looking i believe we will be eventually seeing things get quite a bit better now, i wanted to show you our planner tomorrow we will pop this in here quick we expect 8:00 a.m., spotty showers temperature 48 degrees for the noon hour definitely think we will be looking at temperature of 61 degrees we begin to see sunshine by noon, can't rule out a shower at 5:00

now it's moving north and into northeast and new york and connecticut and massachusetts. it's all about the temperatures, and we're going to see those tonight. tonight temperatures dropping into 30, 32. so certainly cold enough to support snow. a lot of these temperatures right now in the upper 30s, so we're watching that transition. the moisture is there. the temperatures are dropping once that air is saturated and cools. this is at midnight today. you can see washington, new york, southwest is over. this is the rain off the coast. there's the snow. by tomorrow you can see boston, extreme really southwest southeast new england will see it in the morning, but then that will be it. that is it. temperatures warm up into the 40s and 50s, so we're certainly not going to see anything lasting into fotomorrow. enjoy today, kind of a sweet surprise. >> you like this. >> i know. as a meteorologist you love this. this is exciting and fun. it's a weekend. people are out of school and enjoying it. traffic is light. so it's all good really. >> that's true. it's better for it to fall o