. >>> let's check in with meteorologist adam caskey. he's checking in with the latest on a nice monday and tuesday, and then, what, a return to summer? >> yes, we will return to summer-like conditions when it is officially autumn. the first full day of fall is thursday, and at that point we'll be up to 90 degrees. we're in the 60's for the most part. kensington district heights at 66. 85 the high temperature yesterday at reagan national. 7 degrees above average for this time of year. the average high 78. near 80 downtown. look at the record temperature, 94 set back in 1895. local high pressure overhead. that gives us a sinking motion in the atmosphere. just a few high, thin clouds. upper 70's in outlying areas. cooler. let's go to lisa baden. >>> no major problems to report around the beltway south into richmond, north to baltimore, all clear. traffic moving at speed here on the beltway at new hampshire avenue. more to come in traffic in just a little while. now to alison starling. >> lisa baden, thank you very much. >>> a traffic alert

first, adam caskey. >> it is another quiet day. we are behind the cold front that moved through yesterday. it is more comfortable today, a few degrees cooler than yesterday morning. good sleeping weather. it is 57 in leesburg. hagerstown, 56. 64 in the district. huntingtown, 53. 50 in woodbridge. low 80's this afternoon. 82 high temperatures, mostly sunny. an increase in the clients tomorrow. there could be areas of light rain tomorrow evening and tomorrow night, 30%-40% chance. >>> no problems at all. looks good on the beltway. normal travel times on 95 between richmond and allied. good shape in and out of baltimore. the dulles greenway and lows total are quiet. good on 66, 270. southbound out of germantown and gaithersburg and eventually rockville, looks like this. metrorail is on normal service. back to you. >> thank you. >>> big news. we begin with a major upset in the race for the district's next mayor. it appears vincent gray will unseat adrian fenty after just one term. 90% increase ex reporting. vincent gray is claiming 53%

. >> adam caskey has the latest on a weekend forecasts. sounds like today is going to be really nice. >> it's going to turn into a nice day. the cold front pushing through. it will sweep away the humidity. >> we like that. >> it's going to get rid of the clouds. we got rainshowers will we needed them. myers bill, 8 cents of an inch. half an inch in martinsburg. -- myersville got 8 centtenthsf an inch. you will see little humidity and air. dew points are dropping because of the northwestern the breeze. let's look at dadullah to monitor the updated yesterday. -- drought monitor. extreme drought in northern shenandoah valley still. that is will we got most of the shawa sister did. not enough. 91 and i yesterday at reagan national. the average high is 79. -- 91 was a high temperature at reagan national. 96 was the record for today. morning clouds will clear out. temperatures in the 60's this morning. approaching 70 and a couple hours. 80 degrees by lunchtime and sunny. high temperatures in the low to mid 80's. mid 80's this weekend with a lot

adam caskey has the first check on the forecast. we had a gorgeous weekend, adam. maybe we can hang on to that. >> high temperatures in the upper 70's yesterday. the average high temperature is 78. we run a little above average. today will be a little cooler and closer to normal. right now we're in the 60's, which is above average for morning temperatures. our average low is 61 at reagan national. 68 in springfield. hamilton 65. culpeper at 65 degrees. temperatures will likely drop a couple more degrees before the sun comes up at 6 cht 54 -- 6:54 a.m. north wind at 5 to 15. we'll drop the humidity throughout the day today. it's 5:01. let's go to lisa. >>> it has been smooth on the outer loop of the beltway. construction barrels should be on the shoulder now. they did roadway on the service road. that should also be on the side. this gike owe -- geico camera showing an uneventful ride. more to come on the traffic side in a while. now to alison starling. >> lisa, thank you very much. >>> well, it was a heart-breaker at fed ex field. after more than four quarters, it

adam has the >>> 4:41. meteorologist adam caskey here. as we go through the midday, the humidity will drop. falls church 66, along with the district. hitesvill at 6 -- hyattsville at 68. drier air, less humid, and more comfortable conditions. frederick 65. manassass at 70. 85 the high temperature. the average high is 78 degrees. and the record high is 94, set back in 1895. long-standing record for us today. about 80 degrees for the high temperatures. upper 70's in the outliing suburbs. now back to lisa at 4:42. >>> what a wonderful drive it is around the beltway. they will clear construction by the time you get to andrew's air force base. 95, northbound, good, and 395, good. nothing at reagan or dulles. good on 270. good on i-70, and the beltway in maryland looks quiet. alison starling? >> thank you, lisa. >>> coming up, hurricane igor is weak but still wet, and now it is bringing heavy rains to bermuda. >>> an american just released from iranian prison says she feels just 1/3 free. i'm emily smith in  >>> good morning. 4:45 is your tim

here is adam caskey with the weather. >> it is comfortable outside. it is a couple of degrees warmer than it was yesterday at this time. there is a storm system that will pass to the north today. there are already some showers down along the coast. that will continue to push eastward and give us a chance of showers. temperatures are in the 50's. on our way to 87 this afternoon for a high at -- for a high temperature. maybe up to point to 5 inches of rain. >> we have an accident out there that is closing a stretch of marlboro pike between brooks drive and a road. let's go to springfield and we will show you that in '95 is in fairly good shape. there is some southbound construction. a bunch of construction of the virginia stretch of the beltway. that should all be cleared out very shortly. back to you. >> we began with breaking news. three people died in a collision between an suv and then ambulance. the suv was traveling eastbound when it hit the ambulance and flipped over. three men were in the ambulance. they were pronounced dead at the same. authori

lisa has the latest on the traffic but we start with adam caskey. good morning to you. >> good morning. a nice, very refreshing tuesday morning it is. we'll take a look at the latest at reagan national this morning. official sunrise is 6:5 5:00 a.m.. yesterday the dew point dropped 18 degrees. in only six hours. human at 60%. temperatures for the most part in the upper mourts. mid 50's. 60's down -- upper 40's. 60's downtown. hot and humid tomorrow. we'll talk about that coming up. >> not much happening on the highways in virginia. that's good. good on the dulles freeway and toll road. maryland drivers heading to baltimore, northbound 95 a wreck after the exit. two lanes are getting by in case you're just passing through. baltimore, you may want to take 295 just to save yourself a little grief. quickly we'll jump over to a camera just to show you the quiet stuff on the beltway. >> lisa, thank you very much. we begin now with a developing story from southwest washington where police are investigating a body found on railroad tracks. the body was foun

adam caskey has a check from the forecast. he says to open the windows. >>> let that cool air get in and set the tone for the day. you can close them later. we will have a bit of a breeze today. look at that beautiful shot over the bay. the sun is not officially up for another 20 minutes. 55 degrees at reagan national airport. our forecast for today calls for a little testy with a cold front moving in and the humidity will drop further today. expect gusts up to 25 miles per hour, near 80 today and tomorrow. how is the traffic? >>> it has taken a turn for this hour. let's go live to college park. newschopper7 is supposed to be in that area. we had reports of the crash on the outer loop near the exit for route 1 before you get to the exit 495 the one that would take to baltimore after you get a green belt, and accident was reported. let me take you to 270. more of your neighbors are on the road. southdown is slowing from 189 and then father hurley boulevard to 118. >>> our top story this half-hour is primary day in the district.

we start with adam caskey. it is the autumnal equinox today. >> it is later this evening at 11:09 tonight. that is when the rays of the sun are directly over the equator. the days will get shorter. that will not feel likes of. -- it will not feel like autumn. 68 degrees at arlington. 58 is the dew point. you will fuel the added humidity today. temperatures are the 60's for the most part. brunswick is the exception at 57. near 90 today, mostly sunny, a few scattered storms this afternoon. 30% chance. now to the sevan. >>> moving nicely on the beltway in virginia. there was will work on 95 in baltimore that should be out of the late now. between richmond and baltimore along 95, looks good also on the freeway and the dulles toll road. it's decent between centreville and the beltway on 66. on 270, normal travel times near father hurley boulevard. back to you. >> thank you. >>> not your normal eviction. authorities serving notice to: found a possible hoarding situation. courtney robinson is live along 11th street to

adam caskey is tracking a much- needed rain. it still causes issues for the rush hour drive. >> you always have issues with precipitation. i think it's worth it because we are in a very bad frought. it's going to be slow-- bad drought. there are steady showers up and down in interstate 81. luckily we are attaching a little break. in fredericksburg and in charles county there's another batch of rain. this is what it will look like all day, off and on rain with imbedded downpours. it is 65 bad reagan national, mid 70's for most of us. a few late-day storms possible. clearing by tomorrow afternoon. some of us will pick up over 3 inches of rain by the time this is done. >> we need that. be careful. we've had our share of issues this morning. on 95, noble travel times between richmond and baltimore. back to you. >> thank you. >>> breaking news from landover, investigators searching for suspects in a deadly shooting. it happened before midnight in a 3400 block of dodge park road. when officers arrived, they found a man in the vehicle

we start with adam caskey. another gorgeous day on tap. >> a couple degrees cooler than yesterday. average for this time of year. 4:30 and 60 degrees and winds and, 54 incumbents, 61 in fredericksburg, 61 in waldorf. -not as cool as the past couple morning's. 68 degrees in the district. 82 degrees for a high- temperature, mostly sunny. a little breezy. northwesterly winds at 10-20 with higher gusts. tomorrow will be similar. high temperatures nadean with a lot of sunshine. we are looking at a fairly dry workweek. we could use some showers. now lisa baden. >>> not much happening. there are a couple of work zones, but nothing that will cause you a lot of time. no major accidents. looking good to the airports. all clear. 270 at father hurley boulevard is a good example. sali on 270 through germantown to give to dave norrisvdavidsbes good. route 50 across the bay bridge looks fine. looks good on the beltway near andrews air force base. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it is primary day. d.c. voters cast their ballots today in the race for mayor. >> the race has been marked by scandal. th

meteorologist adam caskey in the belfort furniture weather center this morning. we need the knowledge relief and we are getting its. thi-- drought relief. there's light rain along the beltway. intermittent showers in bowie , a stretching into parts of anne arundel county. there are areas of rain locally, but especially to the south. all the rain is moving south to north. showers are lined up. there will not be consistent rain all day. it will be off and on. we cannot allow a severe thunderstorms later this afternoon and evening especially a long and east of 95. early rain showers tomorrow morning. late-day storms unexpected, less humid. upper 70's today. mid to upper 70's tomorrow. we need some rain. >>> you will need to watch out because it has been awhile since you've driven in the rain. it will take you a little longer to get there. this is a live picture of traffic on the beltway at connecticut avenue. weisel lights on the way to a crest before rockville pike. if no troubles in virginia. there's activity on the baltimore washington parkway, two separate track

adam caskey is joining us. i don't know what to say. i love this weather. >> it is still warm and sunny. >> it is pleasant again today. i made it all day without the air-conditioner yesterday. open the windows early today. let the cool air inside. that will be the story again today. we have hurricane eagle or -- hurricane igor with maximum sustained winds at 135, gusting at 160. and there's another one in the atlantic. they will not affect the eastern coast of united states. igor is expected to get weaker slowly over the next couple days. let's look at temperatures. mainly in the 60s across the region. 61 six some varying temperatures here and there. 66 in front royal. 56 in huntingtown. yesterday it was 85 degrees. a lot of sunshine, low to mid de. the average high is 80 degrees. there are few high, thin clouds moving again, coming into the northwest today. that will be the story, a lot of sunshine moseley. it will be breezy. the lindell pickup midday end to this section with a cold front. a northwest breeze at 10-20. an uneventful fro

let's start with meteorologist adam caskey. cool temperatures to start the morning. >> a little cooler than yesterday. in the 50's almost everywhere. at reagan national, 64 degrees. that will drop a few more degrees. the sun does not rise until 6:49. it gets later and later every day. it takes longer to heat up. it is 53 in berryville. 82 this afternoon. low 80's. megan upper 70's in outlying suburbs. mostly sunny today. cloths increasing tomorrow. showers possible tomorrow night. not a great chance of rain. >>> 66 eastbound in manassas, there's traffic. between 5123 as well. -- between 50 and 123. 95 looks good in baltimore and richmond. >>> a major upset in the race to be the district's next mayor. this morning it appears vincent gray will unseat adrian fenty. 90% increase since reporting, vincent gray has 53% of the vote. adrian fenty and conceded the race a few hours ago. >> we have live team coverage from both candidates headquarters. courtney robinson is following what is next for the fenty campaign, but we begin with pam

meteorologist adam caskey with the forecast. we reached 80 degrees yesterday with mostly sunny skies due to the high pressure. a few patchy clouds today. we will be under the influence of that high. we will be near 90 today. the record is 98. the average high temperature is 77 today. seasonable. it is warmer than yesterday. 70 in bowie, 65 in la plata. 65 in cumberland -- 55. a little cooler at the auglaize. water temperatures are in low 70's right now. partly cloudy this afternoon. upper level energy. 30% chance of rain later today. -- a little cooler on the waterways. >>> a tractor-trailer accident westbound interstate 70 after vowel 94, gadahn exit. traffic westbound is getting by this accident single file to the left. there's a lot of cleanup to do. eastbound traffic is not affected. all of baltimore heading to frederick, interstate 70, very popular commuter route, only one lane to the left. elsewhere, in virginia and accidents southbound 95 on occoquan bridge is gone. northbound traffic, give yourself extra time leaving pot

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let's begin with meteorologist adam caskey. if it's going to be wet today. >> we will have some sunshine later on today. it's led to be raining again especially thursday, some very heavy rain. let's look at live triple doppler 7 ghadar. there are areas of scattered showers, not as heavy as earlier this morning. as the band stretching from northwestern montgomery county to the seneca area, down towards manassas, the yellow line that you see. that is pushing off to the east and northeast. calvert county is seeing a light rain. it is 72 right now at reagan national. low 80's this afternoon with sunshine and becoming less humid. we will start tomorrow with sunshine and end the day in clients. challahs wednesday night into thursday with a great weekend. >>> 66 eastbound is busy. and 20 minutes to your commute with the back up before you get to the exit for the planes. the crash is before haymarket. the left lane is closed and the truck is there. there's a wreck in the hov lane north.and no traffic is moving slowly alice springfield

part of the next generation of does. >>> i am adam caskey live at outside. it is warmer than yesterday. let that fresh air in. you may still want the air- conditioner later this afternoon. the high this afternoon will be in the upper 80's. we are mainly in the 60's. williamsburg is currently at an even 60. it will become mostly cloudy this afternoon. we are anticipating a few showers to develop, especially the northwest of the metro area. tomorrow, clearing back out. looking here at the beltway, we are in good shape. nothing to slow you down on the belt way, so far. all of the overnight construction picked up on 270 and likewise of those traveling on the beltway between tyson and tyson andey'll -- anondale. >>> it is 5:11 on this thursday morning. we have 66 degrees. >> the next generation of smart bombs may read your mind. we would tell you about it later today. >> i looked out at the guard and i said run. >> we will hear for the first time from the people held hostage inside the discovery of building. >> three people are dead >>> authorities say this suv w

. >> that fire is affecting traffic, but we want to start with meteorologist adam caskey. midnight tonight through about noon tomorrow. we could have some areas of flash flooding. that is a concern later on tonight and into tomorrow. here is a look at temperatures right now. we are in the 50's. arlington at 60. comfortable start to the day. you should not need air conditioner. 75 the high court today with increasing clouds this morning. more on t$e forecast coming up. >>> we will get to the breaking news in just a moment. i am telling you how this affects your commute. the list lucia -- the solution would be to use of metro rail on normal service. try to avoid 16th street near irving street is the closure. . next, we will go live to newschopper 7. we will tell to the beltway over the greenbelt area. there we are live where things are good. >>> we are following breaking news this morning from northwest washington. flames broke out at an apartment building in the 3100 block of 16th street. at least eight people were hurt. tk crews are on the scene right now. courtney ro!inso

. >>> meteorologist adam caskey in the belfort weather center. one more day of this hot and humid stretch.0 >>> straight ahead this half-hour, a fire leaves a manassas neighborhood in shambles. good morning, washington. great to have you with us on this friday, september 24. i'm alison starling. >> and i'm pamela brown. we are glad you are joining us. we will have more on that story and more in a few moments. first, time for traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> temperatures will be well above our average high temperature in july. i want to point out, we have areas of fog to start our day with patchy morning fog which is in a few locations. here's our forecast. mostly sunny skies. highs in the 90's. records will fall. record highs that is. sunny, mid 80's. late-day showers and even cooler and below average in the 70's for tomorrow. lisa, what do you have with traffic? >> well, i have a stalled car on 66 eastbound where centreville traffic merges to the interstate, 28. it is right there. so out of manassas to get into centreville and leaving ce

here is adam caskey. how is this friday shaping up for us? >> still a little damp outside. we had the rain showers last night. the clouds hung around. it is going to take a while for the clouds to break up. we're still a little damp. take a look at some of the rainfall totals. you can see myersville had almost .08 inch of rain. some beneficial rain. most of us has under .2. >> we have lanes open on the belt way. we're in good shape to start the rush hour from college park to bethesda. the crash that occurred after 10:00 last night has now been cleared away. lanes are open once again. the beltway is open to traffic. on the interloop, there were no issues there related to this. that's in good shape. 270, 66, 95 and 395, interloop ramp to go north to college park, a crash along the left side. >> our top story this friday morning, a murder/suicide. police say a distrouth man shot his mother and doctor after hearing her diagnosis then barricaded himself in her room before turning the gun on himself. >> the doctor collapsed just outside the doorway. after three hours of a terrify

. >> we're going to check in with lisa in just a moment but we start with meteorologist adam caskey. >> a great day today. a lot like yesterday. we're starting the day noticeably cooler than yesterday at this time. take a look at the morning temperatures outside now. dry air in place. clear skies and calm winds allowing temperatures to plummet down near the dew point for the morning hours. that's where we are. quick look at the almanac data. only three degree above average for this time of year. 96 is the record high temperature set back in 1865. sclofere to low -- closer to low 80's again. we'll have upper 70's for afternoon highs. >> lingering road work on the beltway at virginia and arlington boulevard, the traffic is able to get through. you can see that flashing light under the g.e. in georgia. traffic is very light in volume but they are still out there working for the morning. now, the news desk. >> thank you much. at 5:01, our top story, a man is behind bars this morning facing child pornography possession charges. even more disturbing, mark barget spent hours interacting wit

first, meteorologist adam caskey. what's the latest? >> a flash flood watch in effect until 8:00 a.m. and then big changes coming, this just in the next couple of hours. the flash flood watch is almost for the entire viewing area. it does include the metro area in parts of virginia and maryland. so let's go to the doppler 7 radar. the temperatures shown in yellow. notice the yellow and the red on the radar? the very heavy rainfall clipping fairfax county. it is going to cross over the potomac and into frederick county and then hagerstown as well momentarily this morning. otherwise, a few spotty, light showers going on the high temperature about 83, becoming less humid. we'll dry out and have a fair amount of sunshine. more rainfall later this week. >> while you were sleeping there was a crash on the interloop ramp to eisenhower avenue. they are out there now repairing the guardrail so you'll mind exit ramp closed for the next 10-15 minutes. you'll find everything in your favor on the greenway, route 29 and even 270. not bad. more to com

traffic and weather every ten minutes, adam caskey. >> near 90 degrees today. low 90's the next couple days, especially inside the beltway. the average high yesterday was 78. seasonal. the average height today is 77. the record high is 98 today. record lows were set in 1904, 39 degrees. we are above that. it is cool at 70 in bowie. martinsburg at 58. fredericksburg, 68. today's forecast, no big changes across the region in terms of high temperatures. near 90 degrees. a few isolated thunderstorms in the forecast arriving after 3:00 p.m. today, 30% chance. isley isolated. a local along vowel. annapolis, mid 80's. water temperatures in the low 70's. tonight, a lingering cloud of, temperatures near 70. kind of like right now in the metro area. a little cooler in the higher elevations. 63 this time tomorrow morning. >>> nothing complicated on 95 virginia. 395 in pretty good shape. traffic in springfield and getting through woodbridge, nothing in fredericksburg, in baltimore, uneventful. 270 looks pretty good in germantown. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 65 degrees.

adam caskey is here with our first forecast. >>> we did get some rain but not enough to make a dent in the drought we have going on. we have an extreme drought west of town. this is the drought monitor. let's talk about friday, first. we have a gray day with a few patchy clouds. it is pleasant and comfortable with timidity dropping behind his early morning cold front. 72 degrees in frederick right now. reagan national airport just updated to 81 degrees. they are the exception. today will be dry, comfortable, lower ingenuity and breezy out of the northwest. that is a refreshing breeze. the high temperature will be in the mid-80's locally and may be cooler than that in the outlying areas west of town. >>> we have news for metro riders. the agency may backtrack on plans to lower the cost of a smartrip card. they said the cost would to -- would cost $2 the the actual cost is $3.40. metro had planned to sell the cards for $2.50 the transit agency says it would lose $1 million per month in revenue. >>> we may have lost the democratic primary for mayor but adrian fenty's name could be on the

first, meteorologist adam caskey. >> good morning. happy wednesday. 4:30. in the belfort furniture weather center, it is a low cooler than yesterday. constable. 60 degrees in frederick. at the airport, 54 degrees. 59 in culpeper. 54 in herndon. 58 in prince frederick. a lot of sunshine today. a few scattered clouds. high temperatures in the low 80s. the average high is 80 degrees. we will have a northwesterly breeze at 5-10 miles an hour. clearing skies. constable again. -- comfortable. chance of showers by tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. not expecting much. now to lisa baden. >>> good commuter a roundabout way. overnight construction in virginia on the beltway is gone. looks good on the dulles toll gaway. noaa troubles in virginia. headlights northbound headed to springfield. red is southbound on the way to richmond. a local all the way to clinton in the right lane. quiet across the american legion bridge. back to you. >> thank you. >>> our top story, d.c. will have a new mayor. 90% of 36 reporting, council chair vincent gray has defeated incumbent ma

first of all, meteorologist adam caskey. >> it won't be quite as bad as what we had yesterday morning but we still need moisture. at chance of heavy rain showers wednesday night and especially thursday. let's take a look at what's happening now. light to moderate showers from virginia, hagerstown southward down to culpeper. where you see the yellow and the red here is the heaviest of rain moving south to north just like it was yesterday. moving into marshall, virginia. otherwise, a few spotty showers. even charlestown. here is the forecast for today. temperatures are near 70 degrees. rising into the low 80's this afternoon. the morning rain will come to an end and we'll have sunshine by lunchtime and into the afternoon. southwesterly at 10-15. another chance of what could be very heavy rain wednesday night through thursday. >> the george washington parkway southbound after 123, a deer just ran out in the roadway so be very careful if you're going to leave in the next 10-15 minutes. lingering road work on the beltway. traffic has to stay to the left. we'll take you to a live picture of

adam caskey has a look at our first forecast. >> you cannot blame the weather. it is a fantastic day. we have a cold front moving through. it has not moved through the entire area. it is in western suburbs. you will notice the breeze picking up and the humidity plummeting. sometimes, they bring in showers, and it would be much needed. this has hardly any cloud cover. we are tracking it at abc belfort furniture weather center. when church -- winchester is at 74. stafford is 82. they are waiting on the cold front. mostly sunny, made a the's for most of us. a little cooler northwest of town. we'll talk more about this and the tropics coming up. >>> a man is in critical condition after being hit by a police cruiser. the crash happened early this morning near central avenue in capitol heights. the 62-year-old was crossing the road outside of the crosswalk when he was struck. police have not identified the officer or the victim. >>> another pedestrian was hurt in montgomery county, along metropolitan avenue in kensington. there is no word on the extent of the woman's

adam caskey has a look at the forecast. we have been talking about the irony of that, how the weather is going to be warming up. >> 11:00 wednesday evening is when it becomes all. -- fall. comfortable.s very dry air in place with the north wind. total sunshine as well. no clouds in the sky. in manassas, 76. alexandria, 72. cumberland, 7075 at reagan national. -- and 75 reagan national. >> thank you. >>> it was a nail biter for redskins fans at fedex field last night. donovan mcnabb led the team strong against the houston texans, taking a 27-10 lead. and the bottom fell out. if the houston texans died in the game at the end of the fourth quarter of a field goal in overtime have been winning. it left the redskins fans crushed. >> i thought we were good, i thought we had it made. >> we got this again. i thought. >> the burgundy and gold will face endless next week. >>> longest recession in decades is over. a panel of economists say the recession ended for good in june of 2009. it began in december of 2007, making it the longes

adam caskey is your within the get our first forecast. this is much needed brain. it is nice. >> the timing is not so bad for us. i know is not good for the commute and even later this evening or tomorrow morning, but we really need the rain. we are getting it right now. we are getting a perfect long soak everywhere. where it is raining in the metro area, it is coming down very hard. the red and yellow you see right here, down the belt way toward extreme north arlington, these showers are falling each other and they move like a train follow each other and dumping heavy rainfall. one point to 5 inches at t.j. elementary. -- 1.25 inches. more on this and the expected accumulation coming up. >> return to the news of the day. police in silver spring are searching for a hit-and-run driver who said a young woman to the hospital. this happened saturday night on carroll ave. he left a key piece of evidence behind. courtney robinson explains. >> a 24-year-old woman is fighting for her life. officers say she was left for dead after someone hit her with a car on carroll avenu

adam caskey is in the weather center with a first forecast. >>> there are changes in the overall winner patti and late this weekend and in the early part of next week. those changes could potentially translate into heavy rain showers which would be beneficial. we will talk about that coming up. look at the bright sunshine. there are hardly any clouds out there. it is a little hazy because of the new timidity out there. it feels like summer. chevy chase is 91 degrees. officially at reagan national airport, it is 90 degrees. our forecast today calls for mid-90's and the record today is 94. i think those records will be broken. we will talk about changes for the weekend because it cooled down >>> toth -- two children are among the dead when their grandmother shot down yesterday in seattle. relatives say the woman shot and killed her son in law and two granddaughters before killing herself. others were hurt including one victim the witnesses said the mom has gone crazy. >>> the government wants to keep prescription drugs out of the hands of children. that is why the drug enforcement adminis

." >> we're going to check in with lisa in just a minute, but we start with adam caskey. it is another hot one today. >> it is. we'll burn off the morning fog. we'll lift the fog deck and break it up. i have the relative humidity placed on there. that means the air temperature equals the lowering temperature, and the air is fully saturated. in the district, bethesda, stafford, temperatures in the 50's for the most part. mostly sunny,

we will check in with lisa in a moment but we start with adam caskey. the first official day of fall but sure doesn't feel like it. >> not at all. it feels like late july

we begin with adam caskey. areas will get more than 3 inches of rain. >> yes. 3.5 inches in spots, especially when we get embedded downpours later this afternoon and tonight with thunderstorms, some of which could be severe. there could be gusty wind this evening and tonight. some people working outdoors don't like the rain, but we need this desperately, especially out west where we are seeing rain in west virginia and parts of the shenandoah valley. rain off and on throughout the day to day, moving south to north. high temperatures today should be in the mid 70's for most of us. we are in the mid 60's right now. upper 50's farther out west. southeast wind at 10-20. becoming gusty tonight's. if tomorrow morning rain translates to afternoon sunshine. not to lisa baden. >>> out of crofton its been a long morning on the ramp from route 3 heading onto stifter west, there is deep water at the end of the ramp. if there's a wreck betwnear 197. greenbelt road, that exit ramp to the military base is closed. virginia has

we will have details after we checked with adam caskey. >>> mostly sunny overhead but we still do have that low-level fog in places. that will burn off rather quickly with sunshine this morning. arlington is 72 degrees. winchester is at 7 degrees and leesburg is currently 64. mostly sunny, hot and humid today and will probably break record high temperatures in the mid-90's but it will cool into the weekend. less humid tomorrow and 70's for sunday and monday and with a chance of showers early next week. >>> two people are in custody after a police chase ended in gunfire. it started when prince george's county police began chasing two vehicles, one of which was carjacked and the other vehicle was stopped in southeast d.c. and the suspects were caught after exchanging gunfire with police. the carjacked vehicle got away. we'll be back with another update at 7:56. for continuous news coverage, tune in to tbd news on news channel 8. >>> look at this, caught on tape. two girls are fighting. around them, dozens are watching, cheering them on. one of the people cheering them on is actually the

adam caskey has a good news forecast? >> we really do need some rain. unfortunately, i cannot bring rain showers into the forecast any time soon. spotty showers here and there late tomorrow and tomorrow night, not enough to really amount to much and give us relief from the drought situation. otherwise, a fantastic day today. feels great right now. 52 in laurel. new clouds roll over head, but that is pretty much it. calling in another refreshing start to the day. 57 and brunswick and bowie, 64 in la plata. highs in the 80's, close to 82 this afternoon. increasing clouds, and the slight chance of a few spotty showers late thursday and thursday night. >>> in the news this morning, former maryland governor bob ehrlich won the chance to try to get his old job back. he beat brian murphy in the republican primary, setting up a rematch with governor martin o'malley. for continuous local news coverage, go ♪ well, i talk about it talk about it ♪ ♪ talk about it talk about it ♪ >>> everybody's in a good mood this morning. our shoutout board has been lighti

we know that summer is coming to a close but we will get to adam caskey after this. >>> it is 0 officially autumn at 11:09 tomorrow evening. it is comfortable outside right now. 48 degrees in frederick with total sunshine. locally, sunshine everywhere. just like yesterday with high- pressure overhead. mostly sunny today and lower 80's, winds are the south and that will bob our temperatures up over the next couple of days. it will feel like summer with highs near 90. >>> authorities need your help to track down a serial armed robber. the fbi says the man seen in this surveillance but has held up 38 restaurants in maryland, virginia, delaware, and pennsylvania since february, 2009. there is a reward leading to an arrest and conviction. we will be back with another update at 7:56. for continuous news coverage, tune in to tbd news on news ♪ >>> "dancing with the stars" is back. we knew jennifer grey would do well. and she's on top of the leaderboard. "dirty dancing" once more. we also saw kyle massey. he was fun. so much fun to watch. and, of course, the situation from "the jersey shore." an