also there's free parking downtown. in annapolis i'm don harrison for abc2 news. >> that guy used to spin records in the hearts of annapolis on new year's eve. although parking will be free it will be limited. make sure you leave early. >>> today is good riddance day. so say bye-bye to whatever it is that made you blue this year whether it's a bad memory of a parking ticket. it's time to say good riddance. it's all happening today in times square if you can't make it don't worry you can submit your worst memory of the year online. the day is inspired by a look tin american tradition in which new year's revelers put items from previous year can into a giant doll and they set them on fire. >>> the burning of the dolls jamie all right. whatever you say. gusty winds out there. 30 to 35 earlier today. these are our peak wind gusts. things have died down a little bit. steady ones now at our weather bug sites across the state. right around 15, 16 in he's he ton still seeing gusts up over 20. feeling like the mid 20s hagerstown

. >>> in the heart of downtown annapolis, two were stabbed and left in critical condition right around 2:00 saturday morning. a police spokeswoman says a fight started in front of a bar and then continued tup block toward the market house. police say that 22-year-old daniel halverman was stabbed in the chest and another man was shot in the abdomen. they were p their injuries are nonlife threatening >> we try and go down and monitor for fights but then for people leaving the area who may be driving while intoxicated. there's usually a large police presence down there >> police say both men were stabbed once by a single suspect and it's unclear the bar they came out of. police have not arrested the suspect yet. >>> about 100 residents out of their home tonight after a fire in an apartment building. it started friday night around the time they were asleep or heading to bed. several city trucks were sent to cedar place in baltimore. investigators say the fire was contained to two apartments on the fourth floor of the building but 507 units have smoke -- 50 units have smoke and water damage

. >>> two men in critical condition after a stabbing in downtown annapolis. the bars were closing up shop around 2:00 on saturday morning. annapolis police says the fight started in front of armadillos and continued towards the market house. >> we try to go down and monitor, not only for fights but then for people leaving the area that might be intoxicated in the vehicles. there is a large police presence down there when the bars are closing. >> police are saying both men were stabbed by a single suspect, that person remains on the loose. it's unclear which bar they were coming out of when the fight started. >>> kelly, the 64-year-old president of the mount st. joe school died with a battle of prostate cancer. he was the president for a decade. the wake is today from 3:00 until 8:00 at the chapel. students will have an opportunity to pay respects during the school day. a mass will be held tomorrow at the cathedral set for 10:30. . this morning comments from a former penn state coach, jerry sandusky, making national headlines. he spoke out during first on came

. >>> two men recovering in the hospital following a double stabbing outside of a bar in downtown annapolis. it happened as the bars were closing up around 2:00 saturday morning. annapolis police spokesperson says a fight started in the front of armadillos, it blocked up towards the market house. one of the people is from shady spring and stabbed in the chest. another man, daniel ber cher was stabbed in the abdomen. >>> funeral arrangements made for a brother, james kelly. friends and family will gatt tore remember the president of mount st. joe's school. it's set from 3:00 until 8:00. students will have an opportunity to pay respects during the school day. a mass will be held tomorrow at the cathedral, set for 10:30. kelly died after a long battle. president of the school for more than a decade and died at 64. >>> we turn to the riveting comments from sandusky speaking out about the chimed sex comments against him. he had a lot to say. pressed, point blank about whether he is sexually attracted to children, zap san provided no easy answer. >> the interview was conducted by the new york tim

. >> there was a double stabbing in downtown annapolis. two men were stabbed, right as bars were getting out around 2:00. a police spokeswoman said a fight started at arrest ma dill low's. the man was stabbed in the chest and 21 year old man was stabbed in the stomachment they were taken to shock trauma in critical condition but their injuries are not life threatening. >> we tried to monitor, not only for fights that might break out, but people that might be intoxicated in their vehicles. >> both were stabbed once by a single suspect. it is not clear when the fight started and police have not arrested anybody in this. >>> funeral arrangements are set for brother joe kelly, the president of mount st. joe's school. he died yesterday after a long battle can prostrate cancer. he died surrounded by his sister and brothers. the wake is set for tomorrow from 3:00 to 8:00, students will have an opportunity to pay respects during the school day and a mass will be held at 10:30. >>> another developing story and very important questions about our ver

we'll be right around that mark right there. 46 in downtown. annapolis, 47. pax river, 46. here is a look at your saturday day planner, cold start. lots of sunshine. still chilly, mid-40s. redskins are playing tomorrow at fedex field, playing the vikings. temperatures near 45. mostly sunny and cold. hope you're in the sun. here is a look at the seven-day forecast. chilly tomorrow. christmas day, dry. a little warmer in the 50s. monday, upper 40s and then watching a little system to the south of us that may bring us some showers tuesday. right now, about 30% or so. partly sunny conditions. after that, high pressure is in control. we'll be in the 40s and 50s for the end of next week. no white christmas for us this weekend. >> that's ok. i'm good with that. >> all right. >> we were all huddling around watching the caps and getting excited. >> it was an exciting game but then the ending wasn't so exciting. the capitals look to make it two in a row tonight. what team would show up? good? bad? maybe a little bit of both. plus, we get a preview of >>> all right. if the capitals pr

those will be in the upper 30s around downtown. even 40 in annapolis. as for the suburbs, 37 and mid- 30s for frederick. all right, for tomorrow morning, bundle up the kids. partly cloudy. windy, chilly. northwest winds will be a 15 to 25 miles per hour. gusting up to 35 to 40 miles per hour in some locations. here is a look at your next seven days. so now chilly and windy tomorrow. thursday, friday, a milder trend. friday, near mid-50s. right now new year's weekend is looking dry. a couple disturbances. but it won't impact us yet. we'll see how the models will continue to update us. back to you. >> all right, thank you. >>> and one game to go for the redskins. but let's face it, this season is done, over. and there's some surprising news coming out here today. we'll give you the latest on that dave owens. and that will come. >> yes. it will come. >> yes. the double coverage. what's up, derek? >> we'll get to that in just a second. dave. and let's start with yesterday though. mike shanahan admitting that it was a little more pair than when he first -- b

surround downtown 35. annapolis, 36. culpeper 34. winchester, all of you down to low 30s right around that freezing mark. now, saturday morning doing some shopping, partly cloudy and cold. you'll need your jacket. temperatures will be in the 30s. afternoon it will look beautiful outside. lots of sunshine, but it's going to be a chilly day. highs will be only around 45 degrees. northwest wind at 5 to 10. so here's your zone forecast. start west, cumberland 40 degrees, and 43 in hagerstown. warrenton 44. leesburg near mid-40s. culpeper warmer at 47. all right. and for downtown, temperatures around 46 degrees annapolis. lots of sunshine in store. so don't forget your sunglasses as you're out driving around town. here's your day planner. a coal start, still chilly at noon. 38 to 43 degrees. but lots of sunshine. here's your redskins forecast. they're playing the vikings tomorrow afternoon. mostly sunny and cold. i hope you're in the sun. temperatures near 45 for the afternoon kickoff. so definitely bundle up and those kids. here's your 7

around downtown 34 annapolis. 39 degrees. temperature is dropping thanks to the clear skies and also the light winds. now, overnight we're facing clear and very cold conditions. maybe a three-blanket night. lows down to 20s to around 30 around downtown. waking up tomorrow you really want to bundle up, especially if you're heading out early. temperatures will be very cold to start. by 9:00, not a whole lot of warming up. it will look pretty, lots of sunshine. only mid-20s to mid-30s at 9:00. then by 11:00, the warmest spots, it will only be 40 degrees. so it's going to struggle to really make it into the 40s maybe in a lot of locations as well. we'll talk when the chances for showers coming up a little bit later. bruce, back to you. >> thanks, anny. >>> republican presidential hopefuls all agree lower taxes and fewer regulations will create jobs. the six candidates on stage in iowa tonight want to reduce the burden on american businesses but as drew levinson reports tonight they have different ideas on how to make it happen. >

and manassas near mid-50s downtown. temperatures in the mid-50s as well. 55 downtown. annapolis here, 56 degrees. here is how they break out. partly to mostly cloudy conditions. a little drop there and a chance for an isolated shower. here is your seven-day outlook. mild, look at that. they are looking pretty nice here. new year's day, upper 50s. then comes the cold air on monday and tuesday. the temperatures are in the low to mid-30s for you after the new year. and it is like you need to get out the humidifier. that's a dry system. you'll feel the impacts of the colder air coming through there. again, maybe some flurries are possible. >> okay. >> yes. >> all righty. >> just a couple cautionary tales about the dangers of letting your dog wander near the frozen patches. >>> but again, the road rage caught on video. what caused the driver to plow into a bunch of parked cars. >>> caught on tape. in the colorado subdivision, surveillance video from the security camera shows the suv plowing into the dodge intrepid with enough force to shove it forward. 1.5 parking spaces. >

around downtown, 42 degrees. 41 in gaithersburg. lower 40s in annapolis. lower 40s here as well. and the rivers around 44 degrees. here is how your wednesday breaks down. so it will be a dry start for you tomorrow morning. no problems in the commute, but breezy, windy by noon. lots of sunshine. they will be whipping up all day tomorrow. here's a look at your seven-day forecast. a little milder on thursday and then friday, look at that, near the mid-50s on saturday. and 50, we're ending the year. really nicely here. then for the weekend, i think on new year's eve, we should be dry for you. temperatures around near 50 once again on sunday to start off 2012. monday, tuesday offering much cooler temperatures, upper 30s by tuesday. >> yeah, it will feel like winter. >> yeah. >> finally. >> finally. >> so now a great start for the wizards. is that a nice way to say it? >> yes. that's a very nice way to put it. now, here we go again. blowing a 21-point lead. then they will get the worse. and they will be walking papers. and a sight for sore eyes. i'll explain that next. >>> all right, h

lows down in the 30s. 37 in downtown, 38 for annapolis. >> reporter: fredericksburg in the lower 30s. manassas same deal. definitely bundle up. if you are doing shopping tomorrow. temperatures will be in the 30s. now afternoon, yeah, you are going to be dealing with rain. cloudy and mild rain heavy at times, up to an inch in some locations. 46 to 51 degrees. here's a look at your forecast. we start out north and west of us. cumberland 48, winchester 49, warrenton 53, culpepper near mid-50s. around the beltway we are talking temperatures in the low 50s and downtown, 49 in gaithersburg, 5 for annapolis, out toward the bay, we have a small craft advisory in effect for tomorrow. a cold start, dry for the morning commute. by noon and 5:00 we are talking about rain. 46 to 51 degrees. here's a look at your 7-day forecast. new year's eve it looks nice, kind of cold overnight for the late parties, but then new year's day, nice and quiet. >> take a wrap, ladies. you'll have a great time right? >> thanks annie. >>> the nba season got off to a great start yesterday. >> tonight the wizards get the

in downtown, 50 degrees annapolis 51 degrees. we also want to break down your saturday for you. a cool start, but plenty of sun and chilly by 5:00. it will be chilly. here's a look at your seven-day forecast. we're looking at a little milder conditions on sunday. 57. hey looking real good for the re skins game that is playing home in the afternoon and also monday, even a little milder. we talk about the rain arriving on tuesday and the first part of wednesday. then we really cool down wednesday into the upper 40s. but this weekend is great. get outside if you can. >> let's talk high school sports. perfection. enter tonight's championship combined 27-0. together they won three of the last maryland 4a championships. wait until you see these highlights tonight. it was great at mnt bank stadium. there's the red army. third quarter, this is mark green. he's going to do what he does. he scored 26 touchdowns this year. tack on one more. 28-14 in the third quarter. prince orchard is rolling until the 4th quarter. shields to carl. take a chance on me. 70-yard throw and catch. we are tied

mid 50s downtown. 55 for annapolis with sunshine, winds just below small craft advisory criteria. so we'll break it down. 28-38 to start. 48-53 by noon and then 49 to 54 by evening under partly cloudy skies. all right. next seven days, temps go down just a little bit on saturday. northeast wind. we're back to 50. but then we're in the upper 50s on sunday. great for the redskins game. if you don't have a ticket, go get a ticket for the bb&c classic. great basketball. it's a lot of fun. check it out. rain on tuesday. and then maybe a shower on wednesday. a little cooler. we're back up in the mid 50s on thursday. >> not bad. >> what kind of meter logical winter is this. >> one we like. >> moderate. >>> all right. if anything is going to get alex ovechkin inspired, it should have been tonight. >> you could see it in the first period. they played with a lot of intensity. it's because sid the kid was in town. they finally faced sid to kid. they take on their hated rival. could they get dale hunter his first victory? plus the wizards say a condensed nba season is a good thing for them. f

highs today though, check these out. 63 in downtown. 60 this annapolis. 64 in culpepper. same deal for leesburg. winchester also lower 60s. luray, 63. we should be in the lower 50s for this time of year. a lot of locations 10 degrees above the average high. next three days, light, scattered rain today. temperatures around 63. tomorrow, more rain, lower 50s. we'll be dropping temperatures throughout the afternoon. again, wednesday night to thursday, i've got that snowflake there because of the higher elevations north and west of town. we could see the wintry mix. thursday will be gradually sunny. temperatures cooler near mid- 40s. here's your seven-day outlook. near 50. for the weekend, breezy saturday. much colder, only low 40s for saturday, sunday as redskins game looking good. no precip. it will be a chilly one. here's monika with your traffic. >> good morning, anny. good morning, everybody. the big story from overnight is the three vehicle accident in bowie on route 3 basically between route 450 and route 50. it remains blocked. this one involves three vehicles as i sa

lows only in the 40s around downtown. mid 40s. 41 in leesburg. annapolis in the mid 40s. and then for the morning, dress in layers because it will start out chilly and early shower possible and then in the afternoon, the winds will start to pick up. gusting up to 25 miles per hour, but partly sunny. west wind at 10 to 15 miles per hour. highs around mid 50s, close to 60 degrees. in downtown, 58, bowie 57. annapolis close to 60 degrees. can you believe these numbers? here's a look at your seven-day forecast. not only mild and brisk on saturday. same deal for sunday into new year's day. monday lower 40s. also breezy and blustery monday, tuesday, wednesday. with that cold air mass coming in. tuesday's high is 32 degrees. i have a snow flake on there. no big storm expected. but maybe a couple flurries. the big change will be the cold, cold air by tuesday. >> firing up the fireplace. >> good time to do that. >> all right, time for tonight's high school sports feature of the week. dave owens is here with the story of one girl's basketball team still looking for that elusive cha

, mid-40s in annapolis, 40 for culpeper and lower 40s for win chester. is it won't feel as bad as -- it won't people pads as you're heading out tomorrow morning -- bad as you're heading out tomorrow morning. the afternoon is becoming mostly cloudy but milder, highs near 60 degrees thanks to the southerly wind. so here's a look at your highs for your monday afternoon, near 60 in downtown, same for bowie and fairfax in the upper 50s, leesburg 57 degrees. here's a look at how your daybreak is on your monday, cold start, mild in the afternoon through 5:00 under mostly cloudy conditions. here's your seven-day outlook. get ready for the rain tuesday, still mild in the lower 60s and then some showers possible for wednesday and a little bit thursday, also, but then much cooler friday and saturday. you'll see temperatures only topping out in the low 40s by saturday and then on sunday for the redskins game kickoff looking good for the game against the new england patriots, but it will be chilly. >> thanks a lot. >>> for a while there is looked like we were going t

downtown baltimore hit 60 degrees early this afternoon. temperatures falling off. we're 50 and in the 40s towards westminster. 47 in the state capital. the rest of the evening 50s, falling through the 40s. clear and on the mild side for december. will that hold up through sunday or to the not -- or not. we'll talk about that. >>> beautiful weather for a special tree lighting ceremony going on in cockeysville. lynette charles has more. >> reporter: come here and show your support. one of the fabulous things going on behind me, they already have the tree up. this is good news. check out the sign. this tree is in honor and memory of those in the united states military. so let me bring in aplan da. amanda is with the living home ministries. so, amanda, what's going on tonight? >> we'll have a military tree lighting ceremony to honor those who are currently serving, those who have sack cry fiesed the ultimate price. we have a special time where we willÑiÑi honor the veterans, haa special time with thexdxd milit. weÑi willñ23çó have a bugler. >> reporter: what's g

temperatures 54 in downtown. 49 in great falls. annapolis in the lower 50s. satellite and radar picture. mid atlantic has been quiet. we have snow and rain up to the north of us into parts of vermont and northern new england. it's been good around here. we are expecting a sunny and dry weekend. clear and cold again tonight. sunny and chilly for saturday. grab the jacket and sunglasses and showers arriving next week. so for tonight, we have dinner plans. lows down into the upper 20s in the coldest spots to around 37 in downtown. around arlington, 36. reston down to 30 degrees. so for the morning, we'll start out cold, but with lots of sunshine. need your jacket and then the afternoon looking just pretty nice. mostly sunny, but chilly. need your sunglasses. highs will be around 50 degrees. your zone forecast. cumberland mid 40s, lots of sunshine. culpeper 51 degrees. around downtown, we're going with 50, annapolis 51. and andrews air force base 51 degrees. here's a look at your seven-day forecast. so, enjoy the sunshine. a little warmer for sunday. 57. great co

including downtown. 55 degrees for you. annapolis in the mid-50s. even out here, you're getting up to the upper 50s on your friday. and here is a look at your seven-day forecast. all right, mild on friday and through saturday. however, saturday, we'll be a bit breezy. and then on sunday, even milder yet. in the upper 50s. new year's eve, looking pretty nice. in fact, a little on the milder side, considering to be a lot colder as we are getting into january now. i have a couple of, well, a few rain drops for monday. and we have a few snowflakes for monday and tuesday because we may have a chance for some flurries again on monday and tuesday. add the arctic air to come in. you'll really feel it, i think on tuesday and wednesday. and with the highs there, they will be in the low to mid-30s. it has been a very mild december. some people do. >> all right, thank you. >>> i think it is fair to say at the end of the long year. >> it's been a long year covering the redskins. >> yeah. i think that everyone is just about ready to be done. but one game left. wh

annapolis in the mid 40s. a will the of us will get into the mid and low 40s overnight by early tomorrow morning. now, the next couple of days mild, then some crazy cold weather comes this way. tonight though, not as cold. saturday mild, but breezy. dry for your new year's eve party and get ready for some arctic air. i have been saying this the last couple of days. all right, here's a look at the temperatures. out to the far north and west. temperatures are cool at 43 in chicago. up to parts of north dakota, temperatures in the 30s. we'll get some of the cold air by monday and tuesday. right now our future cast showing us a slight chance for some late showers tonight and overnight into early tomorrow morning. then saturday morning, may see more showers out toward the coast and maybe the eastern shore. but again, very light and presip, most people should be dry for saturday. it will be a brisk day with those wind gusts picking up. for tonight, mostly cloudy, not as cold. a lake shower possible. lows in the 40s.

, 44 in annapolis. plenty of sunshine, high clouds later today but not bothering us. virginia tech trying to avenge their only loss in the acc championship game in charlotte, 49 degrees for the kickoff there. georgia dome no chance for rain but for tailgating du jour, lsu and bulldogs style, 60 degrees in the parking lot and oh, look who made a surprise appearance, baby goff turning 1. so cute. >> precious! what is she wearing here? >> a korean hanbok, we put it last night to celebrate her dol which is in korea your first birthday. we'll celebrate the party today and we're thankful there's going to be wonderful weather out there. >> does she keep it on happen still in. >> not the hat. she ripped that thing off. just for the picture and that's it. it was quite the task to get it on her. happy birthday adora. thank you, chuck >> no worries. >>>i >>> coming in new from overnight, one person is dead after an suv and car collided on 20 in gaithersburg. the accident shut down northbound lanes of 270 near 370

the 35 downtown and 33 in annapolis. a mixture of sun and clouds. mostly sunny. a touch warmer than the estimate with high temperatures into the low 50's. sunrise at 7:17. chilly but not quite as cold as in a spin with temperatures dropping back to ride into the 20's. wind will turn to the south tomorrow. it will be touched warmer. low to mid 50's over the next couple of days. the best chance for rain will be wednesday night and on thursday. then things turned more winter like as we head into the weekend. 54 on thursday. the average high temperature is 46. a chance for a few rain showers once a night or thursday. that may linger into friday morning. a chance for some light rain or snow on late friday. we'll keep an eye on that system. >> i went with the charlie brown the theme of this year. one little strand. keep it simple. >> i saw that laser show. it is awesome. check it out. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> time to get to one of your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think

temperatures, chilly out there. 40 in downtown. 37 in manassas. 46 in leesburg. 45 for annapolis. we will get down into the mid- 30s around downtown. our satellite radar picture showing us clear skies overnight. the winds will start to pick up overnight so you may hear it getting a bit blustery as you're sleeping. that trend will continue through the day tomorrow. right now, it's 40 in downtown. feels like 36 when you factor in that wind. clear skies, our winds are out of the south/southwest at around 6 miles per hour. all right, so cold and brisk overnight. chilly and breezy for your monday. milder and wet for your tuesday. looking at a fairly quiet weather week as we finish off the year and head into the new year. here's a look at your futurecast. tomorrow looks really nice. lots of sunshine, chilly. it will be breezy. then come the changes tuesday. tuesday morning's commute, no problems. we'll see increasing clouds. afternoon we're looking at showers developing and will be widespread. evening commute, it is going to be wet. we're talking moderate to heavy rainfall where you see

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 50s. that's going to be mild. saturday for new year's eve, well it looks like we should be dry. a couple disturbances, but at this point, i don't think we'll be impacted by it. i kept off the rain drops. we'll have to see how the models update. look at monday and tuesday, we're going to be much colder. tuesday's high is upper 30s. enjoy friday's mild mid 50s. the weekend not looking too bad for new year's. >> thank you, anny. anybody remember rollerblades? remember 15, 20 years ago you couldn't walk down the street? now where did they go? the answer, to france. where a guy they call roller man has transformed his entire physique into one giant rollerblade. which he uses to torpedo down the sides of mountains, reaching speeds of over 7

upper 50s in downtown. 58 for andrews. near 60 for annapolis. 58 also in springfield. fairfax 57. leesburg, manassas, all warming up into the mid 50s. we should be mid 40s this time of year. your saturday breaks down like this. a slight chance of showers in the morning. temperatures in the 40s. so not too bad to start off your saturday. it will be brisk in the afternoon. 48 to 53 degrees by noon and at 5:00, still mild. 55 to 60 is our range for our highs. here's a look at your new year's eve forecast. it's going to be dry and temperatures cooling down into the 40s for all the parties and celebrations. and on new year's day, lots of sunshine. another mild one. mid 50s. here's your next seven days. enjoy the mild weather. good weekend to get down those holiday decorations because it won't be too cold. it will be mild and looks like monday and tuesday. that's when the big changes come this way. it's going to be a lot colder and derek, when you factor in the blustery conditions coming with it, it's going to feel like in the 20s and teens. come especially tuesday, wednesday, look at t

and tonight's meeting will take place at the war memorial building in downtown baltimore. another one will be on tuesday in annapolis, and both meetings will start at 7:00. >>> take a look at the east coat coast right now. quiet dons out here. and we'll continue to expect to see things remain clear. zooming in, and the bottom line is across the area, quiet winds, temperatures cooling off. and current conditions running in the 40s to third, north and west. so 39 frederick, 45 easton, and 45 in salisbury. tomorrow we'll climb out of the 40s and into the fefz by 4:00 -- 50s by 4:00. will this holdup all where could? we talk about this in minutes. >>> haberty grace could win a major award. the town is one of ten semifinalists for the 2012 great main street award. >> reporter: folks here say it'll be the culmination of a lot of hard work by folks who have worked hard over the years to keep this small main street vibrant. judges will look at the hiftor preservation in town -- historic preservation in the town. they provide small businesses and the arts to bring in locals to shop

as we zoom in look at some of the highs today. 65 in annapolis. unbelieve by warm. 64 downtown. tomorrow we are back at least to 60. and maybe a little above if we get enough sunshine midday. we will be conservative and go right around 50 tomorrow. because again this will be way unseasonably warm for canton, near 60 in locust point. the weather pattern still very active. we are getting a break in the rain now but the clouds still streaming in. still an active southern branch of the jet stream which you can make out on the satellite view. that high speed river of air, thousands of feet up really helping to track storms in our direction. we will see several more in here. the next one of which will come in with still relatively mild air around as this storm tracks in out of the texas coast. we look for rain to arrive beginning tomorrow night. so, decent day. rain comes in tomorrow night. probably after the rush. goes overnight to about 3, 4, 5 in the morning on friday. there will be snow up in northern new england. here it will be rain. we clear out friday. things look good but the

college park. 46 toward the bay in annapolis. here's your saturday day planner. a cold start in the morning, chilly at noon with lots of sunshine. mid-40s by 5:00. i hope you are in the sun for the vikings redskins game. temperatures near 45 degrees. chilly saturday, christmas is dry a little immediater in the 50s. we are watching tuesday a little system to the south of us. bringing us a chance for showers right now. after that then, high pressure is back in the region, dry and pleas ant the rest of next week. temperatures in the mid-40s by thursday. >>> it is not white but it is going to be nice, anyway. >>> the extension of the payroll tax cut is finally a done deal. coming up, why house republicans say holding up its passage was still the right thing to do. >>> up next, police are hoping new surveillance video would help lead them to the identity of the geezer bandit. i like just saying that. we'll be back. new information tonight in the case of the serial bank robber known as the geezer bandit. authorities in southern califor

and around downtown, we'll get up to 47. 46 in bowie. anap -- annapolis at 47. arlington in the upper 40s. here is how the next three days are shaping up. temperatures again, they will be in the mid-40s by tomorrow afternoon. breezy, but sunny. here is a look at your seven- day forecast. lots of sunshine. tuesday is the day you want to talk about the clouds and the showers coming around. and then after that, a pretty quiet weather pattern for you. more sunshine. it will be seasonable. 40s and 50s. new year's eve weekend, looking pretty good. it will be cold at night. but a good thing that it will be dry for all the party goers. >> not so much. yeah, everyone got their hopes up after the 2-0 start. and it even seemed like the redskins have played very well one week and then really bad the next week. somewhat of a roller coaster this season. home did not seem to be where the heart was for this season for the redskins. we'll take a look as to why they struggled so much at fedex this year. >>> plus, a christmas treat, the start of the nba season in a preview of the

arnold and annapolis getting hit hard including craw today and towards d.c. there's more where that came from. look at all the heavy rain down 95 south of dc. and moving into southern maryland. that's what we have to deal w officially 58 in towson. 59 ellicott city. 57 in annapolis to 06 in chestertown. -- 60 in chestertown. near 60 at bwi. but temperatures dropping through the 50s and continueto tank with the heavy rain and we will watch the mix from snow west to the area between 8 and mid night. more on that coming. 6:01 here's angela with the traffic. >> reporter: looking at the road, current conditions dealing with a couple of incidents i-97 at dorsey road. police on the scene blocking a left lane. also up in rosedale police are clearing an accident on golden ring road at philadelphia road. be prepared to slow down in that area. on the north side, 95 at white marsh, heading towards top side of 695, more activity in your southbound lanes but still look good as far as drive times -- looking good as far as the drive times. 5 minutes from shawan to the beltwa

annapolis toward the bay just 49. for the water keeping it more temperate. the satellite radar picture showing us, no problems, lots of high pressure. up to the north, we did see some showers come on through. also upstate new york and northern new england getting snow showers. all right, so what are we expecting? sunny and dry weekend. sunny and chilly for your saturday. you want your jacket, especially if you're heading out in the morning and also sunglasses to deal with that sunshine. then showers are looking to arrive next week. another cold front moving through very slowly. here's a look at that cold front. it is way out to the west. you are going to see over the next couple of days, it will slowly come closer and closer. sunday morning still positioned over detroit through indianapolis. and then we put this forward, you can see by sunday evening way out to the west of us into kentucky. i think on tuesday, that's the day we're expecting those showers to come through our area. so for overnight, clear and cold. two blanket night. lows 27 to 37. a cool bree

temperatures, climbing quickly now that the sun has come up, close to 40 degrees in downtown, 39 in annapolis, 30 degrees still in leesburg so still plenty of a morning chill out there, but that will be gone shortly with plenty of sunshine, some high clouds coming in later on in the day. today's high temperatures up near 50 degrees. tomorrow a touch warmer with highs closer to 55 and no rain for your weekend. back to the news. >> chuck, thank you. >>> join us for a full hour of "news 4 today," that's coming up >>> we are back this saturday morning, december 3rd, 2011. we have an exciting holiday crowd joining us this morning on the plaza. our thanks to all these wonderful people for coming out and spending a portion of their morning with us outside on e plaza. i'm tamron hall filling in for amy robach. >> a nice crowd here. this is it. >> yeah. you roll deep. your posse is big. i like it. >> and it's the first day that really feels like winter around here. >> it really does. coming up, it's a question regarding michelle parker. where is she? >> she is the mother of three who vanished on the v

annapolis in the upper 40s. pax river in southern maryland, you'll be the warmer spot at 50 degrees. here is a look at how your day breaks down after a cold start in the 20s. by noon chilly and increasing clouds out the afternoon mid to upper 40s will be our highs. your next three days, a little bit better on friday where temperatures are going to be around 54 degrees. a little -- a little raindrop on friday because of a slight chance of a little upper air disturbance to bring us maybe a shower. but it's a very slight chance. i think for the most part we will be dry. new years weekend looks good. temperatures in the 50s. new years night not bad. a little chilly. we can deal with it. and then the big changes come monday and tuesday with temperatures in the upper 30s and then monday i got a little snowflake on there. we may have a slight chance for some snow. but right now it's a very slight chance. not a big storm. nothing to really worry about right now. >> okay. mild or not, derek and i agree, you have to keep

in downtown, around 47 degrees. gaithersburg 46. annapolis in the upper 40s. here's a look at your seven-day forecast. milder on friday. 54 degrees. that's a nice day. again, a slight chance for a passing shower. the weekend for new year's also looks dry. we're going to be in the 50s. here comes, i have a snow flake on there. nothing to worry about. but might see snow, a slight chance for monday and that cold air coming in tuesday, wednesday. highs only in the upper 30s. so january is going to feel like january. so enjoy the mild weather this weekend. get out those sweaters and get ready for a real winter. >> you sound excited. >> yeah, i like that snow flake. >> thanks anny. >>> what do bambie, forest gump, and hanabbl have in common? >> former president's and the reverend billy graham and warren buffet round out the top five. : on the women's list, oprah winfrey, sarah palin, and ellen degeneres. those are the top five on this gallop poll. the question, where is optimus prime? >>> the washington, d.c. area salute all who serve at home and a i broad this holi

similar here in annapolis. we found wet weather throughout the day in the state capitol and the winds came up late in the afternoon made it ugly. take a look at the beach. the camera lens, getting soaked as the wet weather continues to push further east. you can see right now its ocean city, across the lower eastern shore, southern delaware and most of the viewers if are you watching, back down through the kent island area, graysonville, stevenville, reaching over to the outlets, very heavy rain coming down. still centerville, up through churchill. again clearing for baltimore westward. temperatures still running mild. 61 baltimore, 61 dover, 57 now in ocean city. the highs up into the low 60s, what a way to finish up fall 2011. tomorrow we start the winter season we will see temperatures around 60 or higher. could see that wet weather continuing to surge in from the south and west. again, the clearing situation that we have underway for baltimore west will continue. i look for the rain to taper off. the east c

downtown, 51. 51 in gaithersburg and low 50s into southern maryland. 53 for annapolis. that is a small craft advisory for most of the day and title potomac until 1:00 p.m. 30s to start at 7:00. 48 to 53 by evening. under partly cloudy skies. all right, next three days look like this. milder on friday. very nice finish to the week. 54 with sunshine. a little cooler on saturday with highs back around 50. but the good news, it gets milder again on sunday. temperature in the upper 50s. also the classic at verison center. it is a great event. looking at clouds coming in on monday. showers and rain monday night into tuesday. a little bit cooler on wednesday. i did raise the temperatures from yesterday. we'll say 50 with morning showers on wednesday. >> that's not too bad. >> all right, let's get to our weird news file tonight because my name is santa and i do chimneys well. ropes, however, apparently not exactly my thing. to palm beach garden mall. he's on that rope doing a cool move dropping down to the food court, or at least he thought he was. the beard is caught in my gea

cold at the moment, 33 downtown washington regan national, 32 annapolis, 28 leonard town lots of mid-20s off to the north and west, manassas, 25, and martins burg, 25 degrees here is your forecast today, sunshine, not so much, will be chilly though, seasonal temperatures mid-40s again any cloud cover we get, not cause much in the way of precipitation we should be dry. just kind of look gloomy. >> all right got you thank you. >>> all right unforchow nately a horrific accident overnight silver springs three friends went out together last night and now two of them are dead. >> their suv crashed university boulevard hours later, investigators are there trying to piece together what happened it is a horrific scene. sherry lee has the latest. >> reporter: well, tony and steve, investigators could be out here still for some time, right now in the daylight we are able to get a bit of a clearer picture just what happened you can see the suv right back there the medical examiner we are told has just arrived, to remove the two bodies still inside that suv. it appears the vehicle hit the grassy e

your highs for friday afternoon, armed 54 in downtown. so a couple degrees warmer compared to today. 53 in fairfax. gaithersburg, 50. buoy 54. annapolis in the upper 50s. here's your next three days. friday dame planner, a cold start in the morning. 48 to 53 degrees. still lots of sunshine. by 5:00, as your headed home tomorrow, 49 to 54, under partly cloudy conditions. your next three days, here you go. a little milder tomorrow. saturday, then a little cooler. but still sunny and dry. then on sunday even milder yet, 60 degrees, under partly cloudy conditions. i think for that redskins game, it's going to be just nice. here's your seven day outlook. a nice weekend in store. monday should also be mild. 60degrees, and increasing clouds. ahead of that storm on tuesday. right now, tracking to be wet on tuesday. a little cooler, but not too bad for december. upper 50s. then wednesday morning, maybe a lingering shower, as that front passes through. then we drop into the upper 40s on wednesday. thursday, 54 and sunny. december, off to a pretty g

wind gusts of 28 in pax river. 23 for annapolis. so the blustery conditions will continue. a nice night to stay inside, watch a movie, have some hot cocoa. 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 disturba

annapolis is in on the heavy rain and your bubble is about popped. that's 50 off toward washington, d.c. the local people who live in that town believe they have the protective bubble that hold true often and the weather skirts around them. but we have it and we are looking at temperatures from naptown through towson at 58 and 57 in westminster. the official baltimore temperature is in the 60s. we have the heavy rain and flood watch for all counties from cecil, harford and anne arundel and howard. that's for heavy rain this afternoon. then we have the winter weather advisory anne arundel is not in it but baltimore city is there with howard carol and northern baltimore county and harford county. winter weather which means some accumulation for snow. it's about the heavy rain this morning. we will show outsnow maps in a moment. here-- you the snow maps in a moment. here angela to talk about traffic. >> reporter: as we head out for your early morning drive, not a lot to contend with as far as incidents go. we are dealing with wet conditions on the roadw

that would include downtown today. cloudy skies. this is our view from the maryland science center, weather looking good. same deal on towson, weather was great. how about one more stop in annapolis at the state capital. look how glassy calm the severn river was. five sweeps looking for any sign of rain. you only see five sweeps on abc2, southwest of fredericksburg. so quite the mild start to winter 2011, 2012 and highs today unbelievable. not quite to the record level but only five degrees off as we get 66 downtown. neighborhood by neighborhood tomorrow we will cool it off. 55 phelps point. how -- on the whole a decent day and heavy rain overnight. if you opened the window because it's warm, shut them tonight. big storm coming in, heavy rains. it's going to be a quick mover. if we get one, two inches of rain, fine but it won't be hanging out for long. the rain maker still in the tennessee valley. there's a leading edge that could get in here in two hours. last-minute runs, do it in the next two hours. through the day dry conditions

by the way, annapolis starts off with a beautiful clear view, lots of sunshine. more on the extended outlook coming up. >>> major closures for downtown baltimore today. more coming up. roadtrip. now?! [ female announcer ] crest whitestrips two hour express. in just two hours you can have a noticeably whiter smile that lasts for months. hi. hi. [ female announcerer two hour whitestrips from crest. life opens up when you do. >>> 6:46. good morning, maryland. i'm charlie krausson. a lot of people want to know about the big plans in mount vernon. >> won't be too windy but it will be chilly. it's december, happy december. happy winter. yes. some of us think it's a good season. it's the holidays. let's get into the spirit. our satellite and radar composite, we're virtually clear, not much action going on. we're looking at a very quiet setup, we're going to show uttemperatures as we look at temperatures down to 37. that is actually above normal for bwi marshall. only freezing spot we can find on the regional airport, up towards york, we will show you some of your neighb

pretty amazing annapolis, 44. 46, 22 today. that's at bwi marshall. that's the official reporting station for this region 46 is the average high side. 70, the record low. 10 in 1988, the record low on this date. right now, no wind at all ask and tomorrow looks again, southerly or southwesterly winds. and that means milder air here the cold air remains way out west. then it heads up toward canada. these, this weekend, was pretty chilly. some spots, very cold. that is not going to be around very long. this will not impact us. that low pressure is going topaz to our west. causing rain and snow in the southwest. and because it passes once again to our west. ahead of it, milder air coming in. the main storm track so far this fall and early winter season has been way out to the west. and as long as that stays that way, we're going to stay in the mild air. looks like that pattern will hold maybe through the end of the month. our chances of having snow on the east are slim to none at this point. mild air moving in. maybe showers by thursday. northwest wingds

further south towards the annapolis area, east port 47. edge water should be close to 50. a couple showers extreme western maryland. what's going on is a big high pressure dome sitting across the eastern part of north carolina. it's still positioned close enough to scurry a lot of the showers off to the north and west, keeping us on the dry side. that begins to change as the high pressure bubble finally pushes off over the atlanta waters. by tomorrow, 4, 5, 6:00, could see a couple showers. scattered showers tomorrow afternoon and evening. then we dry out friday as the boundary stalls out south of us. it may stay towards the virginia beach area. that's where the rain would end up. overnight 38, cloudy skies will not be as cold overnight as last night when we saw some 20s on the map. 56 and a good chance for scattered showers after 2:00 or 3:00. those could linger. could be damp on the roads for the evening commute. the showers come to an and late tomorrow night. your seven-day forecast, bottom line as advertised, a mild but showery kind of day tomorrow. into friday breezy

we can show you downtown baltimore where we have the bright spot in the southeast sky by the navel academy. there's not enough light to really highlight the buildings. temperatures inland, we talked about this 24 in ellicott city and back up on the hill it is 32 in westminster. look at this back to the northwest, there's some snow in the great lakes, but not for us. we may get some clouds mixed in today and we're back up to 49. the extended outlook and that raven forecast in a moment. here's angela with traffic. reporter: justin, got an accident reported u.s. 29 at baltimore national pike and we are getting reports of slow traffic there. also up in joplin, the 95 overpass at mountain road we're getting reports of delays with the accident there, and, of course, we're looking at the west side outer loop there, seeing some delays as a result of that accident on the outer loop just before you get to washington boulevard. charley. >>> a vigil will be held tonight at the virginia tech university campus, remembering a police officer killed during a routine traffic stop on campus. derek krauss is