east on 66 slow manassas. ain't accident on the shoulder there and on the beltway. only building volume was just squeezing into falls church. the ride on 270. south out of frederick county on the wet pavement building volume towards hyattstown. more volume with jermantown and gaitersburg but no vol group reported stretch of 4th street blocked off. in georgetown police are direct you around 33rd and m. street for an ongoing gas main leak investigation and clean-up there. that's a look at timesaver traffic. your next check at 6:58. andrea and jessica? >>> thank you beverly. >> take a tale of two cities out there. because south and east of town. what wet weather. north and west though it's a whole other -- >> whole different story. >> heavy showers and had the severe thunderstorm warning in the 5:00 hour out to culpeper and now some heavy downpours still going on just along route 5 from leesburg up to frederick it is really coming down. we start with live doppler 9000 hd and you can see you know parts of southern cal vet and southern st. mary's have some light showers

there is an accident in manassas on sudley road. we'll have more on virginia roadways coming up in my next report. mike, back to you. >> thank you, monika. 5:41 now. a lot of reaction on our wusa 9 facebook fan page about a controversial homework assignment. a sixth grader in michigan and his classmates were all asked to pretend they were slaves in a southern united states and then write a journal about their lives as a slave. a mother said her son hid the assignment from her because he was embarrassed and he didn't want to do it. once she found out, jessica gibson said she contacted the school but didn't feel she received a satisfactory answer or a solution. in the debate over the issue really heated up on our facebook page. ac pinal post i would be upset about this also. this would definitely strike a nerve with black people. while jonathan writes i think it is a good idea. puts children in that mindset it aids in the understanding about the struggles of others. while dana oliver sums it up with those who didn't learn from history

traffic already coming out of manassas has to stay to the left to get by. pack the patience. >> 20 degrees in reston on this thursday. >> the digital revolution. kodak film is filing for bankruptcy. >> new details about a d.c. police officer on the wrong side of the lot. if that story use of first on 7. >> canada mitt romney hold on to his >> republicans are getting ready for their next debate in the palmetto state. >> mitt romney is still leading. john gonzalez has details. >> this is interesting. two days before and the votes in south carolina and mitt romney's lead over gingrich appears to be doing going. in an abc news exclusive, one of gingrich owes the former wives breaks for silence tonight. she says there are things voters need to know. pressure is growing for mitt romney who has been questioned about his refusal to immediately release his tax records in order to explain his financial affairs and his 15% tax rate. his lead is only 10 points now. most candidates believe a victory this weekend would all but sealed the nomination. >> government does no

the overnight low temperatures, 13 in leesburg. 13 in manassas. la plata, waldorf, calvert county, around 20 degrees for you folk. tucks tuck river, a very cold night tonight. le areas in the single digits to lower teens when you wake up. and the quadrantid meteor shower happening between 3:00 and 4:00 in the morning. 60 to 100 per hour. it could be a really nice show. the moon going down around 3:14. you should have a dark sky, especially if you're in a darker area toward the suburbs. it could be a really nice meteor shower. it is the coldest night of the season, to remind you. high temperatures. 35 in washington, 33 in gaithersburg. 34 in manassas. we're talking about another cold day. the good news here is, for those of hue are opening it will warm up, you'll get your wish. 51 on friday. a really nice day on friday. it could be a little breezy both days but not too bad. a little system coming through on sunday. watching that one closely. i think it will be mostly rain. >> all right. and at 11:00, please tell us who or what it is? >> a waxing mo

instead, 54 in the district, 63 in manassas. 45 in martinsburg. tampa trees will drop down into the 40's with gusty wind this afternoon up to 40 miles an hour. still mile tomorrow, highs in the 50's for the afternoon. by sunday, upper 40's. back to you. >> thank you. 6:21 this morning >> . bill coming up, a special tribute to michael jackson. three very special guests. how the singer's children honored him. you are watching "good morning washington." >> ♪ >> fans and family of michael jackson gathered in los angeles yesterday. outside the famed grumman's chinese theater, his children placed there father is shoeprints along side a print of his glove in the wet cement. this is comparable to a lifetime achievement award. it's part of the promotion of the new show inspired by jackson that opens in los angeles today. >> they are growing. >> game show host pat sajak admits that he was drawn up behind the wheel. >> we mean the wheel of fortune. he told the huffington post in the early days of the show he and van a white used to go to a mexican restaura

headlights are eastbound out of manassas to centreville. that's the normal volume. everyone is coming through the battlefield on 29 and that is increasing volume. 395 north bounds at duke street no worries, no delays up to the pentagon. winding down with a look at maryland, outer loop at new hampshire avenue in pretty good shape out of laurel the beltsville and to holy cross hospital. back to you. >> thank you. >>> dog about a wild ride. the driver of a speeding car mr. turner, and then went airborne. the car ended up parked on a roof. it happened yesterday morning in fresno. the car did not damaged the house. -- the speeding car missed a turn and hit something and then went airborne. they had to use a crane to bring the car down and the driver was rescued. he tried to run away. >> >>> 34 degrees outside. >> coming up another bowl game for the record books. the orange bowl score makes the century mark. >> a tax deadline delay. you will have two extra days to get the forms filed on time. >> the cold weather that has been moving through our area caused a lot of proble

four in gathers burg, six above in leesburg, nine in manassas, even at national, the wind chill is 11 and this is what you feel if you'll try to walk the dog one more time. bundle up. now you jump the divide and our friends in oakland, it feels like it's seven below zero, so winds are dying down but very very slowly. now, here is the deal. cold but not as windy tomorrow, so some good news there. kind of a silver lining. afternoon flurries are possible or snow showers possible late tomorrow and tomorrow evening much like we had today. now the good news, well you need your hat and gloves but it will not be windy. you'll have to fight a wind chill tomorrow but temperatures will be cold enough to require that and good news also, seasonable on thursday. we'll be back into the 40s, in fact maybe a little bit above average by the time we get into thursday so overnight partly cloudy and very cold. i'd say three to four blanket night. 14-24 and i could widen the range to include places like smithburg. some areas get down to about nine or 10 but mainly in our area, 14-24 and winds come down nor

we could see a 1/4-inch of ice from manassas towards d.c. and out toward culpeper and even .1- inch towards gaithersburg and even ice on 95 towards frederickburg. so we're concerned about the icing on the trees and also the power lines. satellite picture radar combined, i know it looks like it's snowing overhead. it's not. it's just evaporating. all the precipitation is back to the west, so the rest of the evening rush hour is fine. you can do errands until 10:00 tonight. in fact, you can go out for dinner till about midnight. after midnight, though, things start to change to sleet and freezing rain, low temperatures 28 to 32, winds easterly at 10. we'll come back and tell you who gets above freezing and when. >>> all larges on deck for area road crews. trucks are load -- all hands on deck for area road crews. trucks are loading up with salt and sand to make sure we get through the weekend. ken molestina standing by live with more on that. reporter: this is the beginning of the anti-icing process. over my shoulder crews are showing up to loa

right now we'll say 27 in reston, 26 sterling, 25 in leesburg for a low and also in middleburg and manassas. tomorrow morning partly cloudy, breezy, cold. you'll need a coat and sunglasses, 20s and 30s. winds start to pick up southwest 10 to 15. at least that's a filed wind. southwesterly winds are generally mild -- mild wind. southwesterly winds are generally milder. highs around 55, winds out of the southwest 10 to 20. the sun is now sitting at 5:00, no longer those 4:52s, days getting a little longer finally. we'll talk about the zone forecast. all six scopes are on our website at www.wusa9.com. 48 in oakland tomorrow, 52 cumberland, even hagerstown, martinsburg and winchester will be in the low to mid-50s. 56 culpeper, mid-50s, 54 warrenton, leesburg, manassas and also frederick. downtown we're looking at mid- 50s, even up in the gaithersburg mid-50s and into southern maryland and by the bay. right now not a small craft advisory posted, but boaters need to be aware of a pretty strong southwesterly wind tomorrow afternoon. 25 to 32 to start. that's cold but milder by noon, 49 to 54 and 5

we are still in the 20s. 30 now in manassas and out at dulles. parts of the area here, many communities at or below freezing and that fog, that mist will get a chance to freeze there on the roadways. there is your sat-rad and again, we're looking at the freezing fog and mist right now. when this arrives later today, it won't be quite as impressive. we'll be in the 40s later today and we'll get a chance to melt off what we've had kind. freezing around here for the last couple of days. here is a look at your futurecast. still showing that light freezing fog and mist off to the north and west. i'll put it in motion. at 11:00, it looks like we'll be in the clear with just light shower activity and a few more showers this afternoon before we get the frontal system through here. here is your five-day forecast. 45 your afternoon high temperature so again, we should be all clear here by mid- to late morning. 40 tonight so we will not have to be concerned with the refreeze. tomorrow looks great. 54. check out those temperatures. that is a look at weather.

once on 66 normal delays out of manassas through centreville. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:22 right now, 29 degrees if you are waking up in clinton. >> a "y-line" upset. we will look at tim tebow's latest denver miracle. >>> next "anderson," dating online redefined. the first date bought and sold by the highest bidder. is this looking for love or prostitution? next "anderson." >>> the broncos have been in three overtime games this year. they won them all. to the 20, and to the 10, scoring. >> tim tebow's magic touch was not tapped aout. he hooked up with demaryius thomas and for the touchdown. this was the quickest end to an overtime game in nfl history. >> sunday's other matchup, the giants beat the falcons, 24-2. there's the tepid chip showdown between lsu and alabama to night in college football. lsu won a game earlier this season, 9-6. 6:26 right now 25 degrees in frederick. another half-hour of coming up. >> pop star beyonce and gives birth to a daughter. what the pop's royal couple has named the new baby. >> if your new year's resoluti

sun will set the dust after 5:00 p.m. 28 in manassas. winchester and 37 degrees right now. here's a look at some cloud cover i just showed you. it developed early this morning. central virginia, no. maryland d.c., mid-level and high-level clouds rolling over a period of no big weather makers across the nation to speak of, just warm air. that will be in place around washington today and tomorrow. then the cold front tomorrow afternoon will move aside the warm air. i want to stress this is just cooler air, not cold air. no records will be broken around here today. the record high of 73 in the district. we will be near 60. near 60 south of town. 61 in bowie. upper 50's tomorrow. a mixture of sun and clouds through the weekend. 40's on sunday. and extensive brain on monday. >>> traffic seems to be moving better. 90195 near 205 has an accident. moving nicely on the beltway in laurel. looks good in college park and silver spring, normal. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the new hampshire primary could be do-or-die for jon huntsman. he has is cheerleaders working overtime. with more

leesburg and manassas around 41 degrees. your zone forecast, temperatures in the mid-30s for cumberland with snow falling west of the divide. great news you skiers and snowboarders. in d.c., 43. frederick, 41. annapolis in the mid-40s. small craft advisory is in effect for you later tonight starting at 7:00 then going until friday at 1:00 a.m. here is a look at your 7-day forecast. so, breezy this afternoon. i got a chance at a sprinkle or flurry overnight with clouds increasing. then on friday, low 40s. saturday morning, a chance for some freezing rain or some sleet then changing later to rain in the afternoon. temperatures in the 40s. sunday also, we could see some rain but milder for monday. temperatures around mid-50s. here's monika with your traffic. >> good morning. the beltway is looking great around town. one construction spot i'll get to that in a moment. also because of a water main break overnight, on the inbound side of new york avenue, you want to be aware that at montana, crews are dealing with an accident caus

a half mile visibility in manassas. in most locations especially west of '95, that is where visibility is under 1 mile. and within some neighborhoods in the shenandoah valley, the piedmont frederick county, montgomery county. we have the dense fog advisory until 9:00 a.m. 34 degrees in washington, 30 in manassas. and dulles, 30. there could be slick spots from the water from yesterday on the roads that could freeze early this morning. keep that in mind as you venture out of the neighborhoods. temperatures will be climbing quickly. 10 degrees above average for the afternoon. there is a system to the south that will move through tomorrow and tomorrow night. and colder air in canada. these two systems will move our way. the first one to make it will be the southern system with gulf moisture and wall. rain showers tomorrow afternoon. then colder air and from canada skills in by friday into the weekend. looks like highs will be anywhere from the upper 30's to low 40's friday into the weekend. in terms of rainfall within the

limit as you head through manassas and centreville. all lanes are open for you here. we'll take a live look at centreville. volumes are fairly light through this area as we head for vienna and the beltway. back over to the maps and show you the lead of speeds inside the beltway at 66 here at 28 miles per hour. 60 miles per hour at duke street. volumes light all the way to the 14th street bridge heading north on 395. coming up, we'll go to maryland at 6:43. >>> reaction to the state of the union will lead cbs at the top of the hour. joining us with a preview is gayle king live in new york. good morning, gayle. >> how did you know that, andrea? very nice. very nice. great minds think alike i guess. coming up on "cbs this morning," it is true. vice president joe biden is with us live. we'll ask about the u.s. rescue of hostages in somalia. presidential politics and as andrea mentioned, the state of the union. only on cbs this morning, eric kantor of virginia responds to president obama's push for higher taxes on the wealthy. it starts at

half-mile in manassas. reports from herndon. brett telling me about that. stafford, 3/4. fredericksburg, visibility has come up from half-mile to one mile. up toward fredericksburg, we're at a half-mile. we don't have a lot of precip going on. we do have damp streets and frozen streets. some of your neighborhoods might not have been touched at all. 28 in gaithersburg. 30 in rockville. 31 in upper marlboro. still frozen there along with andrews at 30. 32 for alexandria. we'll head west into fairfax county. much of the county, 30, 31. down to 29 for lovettsville and 30 out toward haymarket. the next few hours, cloudy, damp, drizzly. here's your michael & son weather camera. decent visibility. not as bad downtown as it is west. 33. calm winds thankfully and that dew point at 30 so humidity is high at 89%. want to show what you we call cold air damage. appalachians, warmth from the southwest. mountains block it. cold dammed up against the mountains. charleston, 51. we've got 30s down toward charlottesville. you can see the warmer air will come up at us along with the moisture

delays are backing up from manassas at this point. in a moment, monika will tell us how to get around it. >> thank you for starting your day with us. good morning, i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. anny hong is in for howard today. she's out on the weather terrace. you can see the scarf. that pretty much tells you what you need to know. >> i've got the scarf, my heavy winter coat and my gloves. you'll need all of your winter weather gear. it is cold out here. temperatures in the 20s. for the rest of today, temperatures will be in the lower 30s. lots of sunshine. by 9:00, increasing clouds in the afternoon. winds will be picking up this afternoon as well. south winds 10 to 15. highs will be topping out in the lower 40s. here's a look at your traffic with monika. good morning. >> good morning, anny. i want to give you a heads up right off the top here and show. >> live look from sky 9 on the inbound side of i-66 where there was a four car accident right at the entrance ramp here at route 29 in centreville. you can see that it has al

. >> 41 degrees in manassas. >> wall street's fall likes what it heard from the fed. and another white house shakeup in the works. who could be the next to go. >> a new look for the wizards. another win. the terrapins take on a rival. >> and an attack on a busy stre >> metro is expected to review several recent incidents when it meets today. >> members will look at why a 10-car train ran along the entire red line in early december. eight cars is the maximum allowed. a panel will also discuss two recent incidents in which the brics fell off of trains and a deadly crash between a pick-up truck and a metro bus last month. -- brakes fell off of trains. >> a study shows streetcars could spur development and raise property values. the report also says the streetcar network could create jobs decrease transportation costs, and improved health. >> a woman was attacked tuesday night while she was walking on q street in a twist d.c. a man approached the woman from behind forced her into an alley way with a gun. >> a woman being raped outside my window, basically, to find this ou

ofjust some minor areas light rain moving toward manassas and other parts of william county. is going to the heart of the district. very light trading. offill be dealing with this on throughout the day. is that a total washout.

leesburg and manassas. you factor in what it feels like, it's 14 outside. 12 in gaithersburg. 13 in manassas. 8 in hagerstown. and our friends in oakland, feels like it's 4 below in oakland. we'll come back and talk about how long this arctic air laveses and we have a couple snow flakes added to the seven- day. we'll explain that as well. >> first race of the 2012 presidential election takes place tonight. >> tonight, iowans will caucus to pick the republicans they want to challenge president barack obama in november. >> the candidates use the final hours to rally supporters and sway undecided votes. danielle nottingham is in des moines with the very latest. >> anita, time is winding down for candidates to make their case to iowa voters. with the race so tight, the gop field was out shaking hands and giving speeches, hoping for a last minute boost. >> front runner, mitt romney, kept his fire trained on president obama at his last rally before the caucuses. >> there's a bit of failed presidency. >> he is foc

but says that at 31. -- 29 in clifton but says that at 31. 30 degrees at this hour manassas right at the freezing mark in fredericksburg. the temperatures that made it above freezing today where everything melted, everything will refreeze overnight slick conditions in the morning definitely take it easy. i wiped out this morning getting a cup of coffee. the temperatures across the area, everybody laughed 17 degrees detroit. the wind chill factors in the teens. a high pressure slowly builds overhead. the clouds clear just a little bit. the temperatures fall well into the 20's. the nasty weather moving off towards the north and east. a quieter day tomorrow. up the clouds continue to increase. no advisory or warnings. the snow levels across the mid- atlantic is limited to the north of the d.c. metro into western maryland. this is where they had the winter storm warning earlier today. this is what it looks like with the future-cast. the next 48 hours, breaks in the clouds, a little bit of the results tomorrow. that mixes with freezing drizzle late tomorrow night into early monday morning

miles per hour downtown, 70-mile-per-hour wind gusts in gaithersburg and 21-mile-per-hour wind gust in manassas. that's driving our wind chills way down. it feels like it's in the 20s pretty much across the board. 20 in gaithersburg, 26 even downtown, 22 at andrews and it feels like it's in the teens from hagerstown to winchester, feels like it's three when you jump the divide over toward oakland. wake-up weather then, bundle the kids up, 20s to start, 20s at 7:00 and 20s at 9:00. temperature going to struggle to get up into the freezing mark tomorrow and going to be windy across the board with wind chills in the teens, so give them the whole routine, hat, gloves and scarves. come back and talk about how long the arctic air lasts and if we will see any white stuff before it goes away. >> thank you. >>> tonight the fbi says they found the body of the man accused of shooting four people at a party in the state of washington. that same man who allegedly then gunned down a national park ranger. 9 9 news has learned the park ranger who was killed has deep ties to the d.c. area. matt joins us live to

quiet is out of manassas along 28. it looks good through falls church and on 395. in montgomery county there's no fog bank, to 70 has a light volume. -- 270. >> 9:00 a.m. for the end of that freezing fog advisory. it could linger until 11:00 a.m. north and west of the metro. 34 degrees right now at reagan national. not going to find any freezing drizzle rounded. 30 degrees at dulles, 31 in martinsburg, 28 in frederick 30 in manassas. we have the potential for freezing fog and drizzle where it is below freezing. disabilities are significantly reduced. down to 0.3 miles in gaithersburg and frederick. a half mile in hagerstown. we will have a chance of a little pricing during their early this morning. it does not take much to cause problems. we do have that the debt through the early morning. then we will warm up nicely this afternoon, near 58th by temperature. we will have the area of rain which is currently moving through eastern kentucky and into west virginia. that will make it to the beltway by 1:00 p.m. and the cold front behind at a later tonight. in the cold f

manassas at 32. 28 in culpepper. 28 in winchester. we could start to see some freezing here, especially on the overpasses first. so watch out into this area. you notice easton at 32 degrees. be careful on the roads overnight and into early tomorrow morning. satellite/radar showing starting to see clearing skies. that could help with some fog across the region. but our storm system is now out of here. one storm system moves off. in behind it tomorrow, a beautiful day. all of our snow will be gone by about noon tomorrow. that's how much sunshine we'll see. here comes the next storm. this one's a big one. we could see 1 to 2 inches of rain with that storm on wednesday into early thursday. behind that on friday, we get cold again. the second arctic outbreak of the season will keep temperatures in the 30s. upper 20s to lower 30s in most locations. tomorrow afternoon, mostly sunny and nice, mild day. next few days, 51 on thursday. 37 on friday. 38 on saturday. we stay in the upper 30s coming up on sunday, too. a nice day tomorrow and then d

, 27 in manassas. -- 23 in gaithersburg, 27 in manassas. air temperatures of north even colder. 12 in syracuse. the wind makes it feel even colder. zero degrees pittsburgh, that is their wind chill. the chill will be with us to the evening. will diminish tonight. we will stay fairly cloudy, but settle inir will tonight. lower teens in some areas tonight. a little disturbance moving overhead. round of snowresh showers and some of the mountains tomorrow. we will see a nice improvement. the week.f tonight, metro area, 25 degrees. 19 in the morning. 32 by midday tomorrow. during the afternoon, we will to 35 or 36. 45 by thursday. at the improvement friday and saturday. lobar 50's. another system could bring some slightly cool temperatures on sunday. is what wed snap expected. >>> the holidays are over, but have to be.oes not >> we are giving away in another ipad. wjla.com/facebook and sign that your chance to win. the more people you share our information with, the more to windy ipad.e you want the ipad, s

you can see it heading towards manassas. gets to manassas, almost all gone. mike had been enough to liken the ground. of it. the end from here on in, that is all we will see. of the word pictures. this was earlier today. and not to wait and the grand. -- enough to whiten the ground. that was from dale. in of w twohiten the ground. it may be -- enough to whiten the ground. it may be around tomorrow morning. a record, 61 degrees. at the same time, it was 44 in jacksonville. idea of that cold pattern. temperatures well below average. dive into the south, as we go to days, it will relax. cold air moving on up. not going to stay with us. as we go into thursday, milder air. friday it, it really begins come in our air. morning. tomorrow bundle up heading to work and school. into the teens. it will feel 5 degrees and 10 degrees. as windy tomorrow. temperatures in the mid to 30's. a bit of sunshine. as we get into the weekend, at temperatures above average. about the fourth time winter we have had below average. the coldest morning, tomorrow , a bundle up. that is it.

manassas, your current temperature is 30 degrees. you will need a little extra time here on your way to work. 34 in quantico, 34 right now in washington, d.c. 30 in gaithersburg. we get the idea here. we should be warmer today. today is going to be a beautiful day. we'll see plenty of sunshine once we get rid of the fog and the overnight snow here should quickly melt off. we should be in for bright sunshine and warmer temperatures for our tuesday. there you go, september nell sat-rad, still showing you some cloud cover. out in the west, out in west virginia and ohio, we've got clearing and it should be a nice day for us today. that will get in here by tomorrow afternoon and that will be a rainmaker. our temperatures are going to be too warm to support anything other than rain by tomorrow afternoon. we'll get a good soaking rain around here by tomorrow night. mostly sunny skies. miler this afternoon. it will be a little breezy there with winds, particularly the morning hours gusting to about 25 miles per hour. and then just kind of pa

to manassas. his typical drive time, doubled. >> bumper-to-bumper the whole way. >> the first flakes of the to an brought traffic along interstate 66. the surprise sunoco blanketed the region. -- the surprise snow blanketed the region. >> it slow traffic up. >> making his way from a job is quick 20- says minute trip tripled. >> traffic was pretty bad. everybody was going 10 miles per hour. me an hour to get to chantilly. >> the roadways stayed pretty safe. most drivers say it was not -- mind the side of the season's first snow. >> it was supposed to be 50 degrees. to,f all the people we talk mindsaid they did not seeing the first snowfall asause it melted as quickly it came down. closings orare any delays, we will have been at 4:30 a minning you can always get the latest at wjla.com. >>> our other big story tonight, the new hampshire primary. literally minutes away the first polls opening. the candidates were out and about all night trying to dissuade those last few undecided voters. last few to s

fields like 21 in downtown. 16 manassas. oakland feels like 0. highs for today lower 40s in downtown frederick and hagerstown, 41 degrees. good morning, everybody. things are looking fine on this mlk holiday. if you have to go to work you can give yourself a little extra time to warm up the car and then head out the door. where you usually see traffic loading up this morning i think you'll be absolutely fine. i need to give you a heads up about one tractor trailer accident southbound so i-95. let's take a live look here. planning to head southbound a tractor trailer accident in the left lane. a quick look at some video. capital south closed until tomorrow and it should open in time for tuesday's rush hour. more on area roadways come up at 5:39. andrea and mike. >>> this is the first martin luther king jr. holiday since the opening of the them moral on the national mall. >>> king's son, martin luther king third spoke at yesterday's ceremony. on what would have been his father's 83rd birthday. hundreds braved the cold to watch a replaying of the ci

on the brake side of manassas. that is a check of your fox a on time traffic. >> thanks very much. we are five days into the new year dc leaders setting goals for 2012 this morning dc council chairman kwame brown joins us to talk about the past year, new year and fate of councilman harry thomas. happy new year. >> happy new year to both of you >> i know a lot of goals are set, a lot of things you are working on over shadowed by harry thomas what are you hearing as far as plans to reach a plea deal or step down from council. >> i haven't heard anything at all as a matter of fact i have heard what is reported on the news itself i have been so focused making sure we get off 2012 and continue the work we were able to accomplish in 2011, continue to keep the city moving forward. >> sit distracting having the weigh over the other work you are trying to get done. >> clearly it is always a distraction the key is make sure the residents know we are out here working every single day for them deleverring better city services you know the polls indicated 18,000 new residents moved to the distr

manassas and culpeper, you're 27. plenty of cold air. it will be seasonably cold to start your monday. temperatures right back where they should be. highs expected in the mid- to upper 40s. high pressure building in. that frontal system, you saw a little blip of green there bringing a few snow flurries, showers and sprinkles to the area during the evening hours. as that pushes offer to the south and east, we'll be in for bright sunshine and a quiet day. out to the west, cloud cover. that is the leading edge of warmer air. i mentioned the big warm-up that will get in here later tomorrow. maybe partly sunny late today and we'll have the clouds increase tonight. i think general lit clouds will bring good weather as we'll have warmer temperatures. sunshine, seasonal temperatures. 47 your daytime high. winds out of the west at five to 10 miles per hour. we will cloud up as that warmer air starts to move n cool overnight. 35 your overnight low. no problems there. here is your five-day forecast. 62degrees tomorrow and dry. nice conditions expec

a little cooler in manassas and culpeper, 25. 34 in winchester and lexington park at 36. another pleasant day today, kind of like yesterday, but it will be a little cooler. mid 40's this afternoon. that's near average for this time of year. increasing clouds later on this afternoon. that will be two areas of rain tomorrow into the first half of the day on friday. looks like temperatures will cool off sunday and monday, close to 40 degrees. back to you. >> thank you. a big day for daytime television. there could be a cease-fire on "the view." that's between barbara walters and star jones'. the former coast will be back on the daytime talk-show october 22 promoting a heart disease awareness campaign. this is her first trip back since 2006 after she and walters had a falling out over how she left the show, but both women have a heart health concern in common. both of them had surgery in 2010 to repair faulty valves. >> and ignited in ratings time yet. >> we will see what happens. >> something to watch. >> 34 degrees. >> the first lady's special visit to a local school, the i

it's still almost 60 everywhere, 60 downtown, 59 manassas, 57 gaithersburg. we'll come back, talk about a cold front coming through tomorrow and show you some cool video. where were you this day in 1996. >>> new findings from a report on alcohol and breast cancer and which kind of wine women may want to choose. we'll be right back. >>> deal chicken is working hard find only the best deals in town. here's today's deal for you. take a squeaky clean 60% off dry cleaning and more at village square cleaners. >> 9 traffic now is brought to you by geico. >>> tonight in our health alert more advice for women on breath cancer. we've been talking a lot about the danger of too much alcohol when it comes to risk factors for this disease, but there may be one type of drink with a different effect. >> i enjoy a glass of red wine. reporter: for years now women have been told to limit our alcohol intake to lower the risk of breast cancer. now a new study suggests drinking red wine in moderation may actually have a protective effect. researchers at cedar sinai looked at 36 yo

a tsa employee accused of assaulting a woman in manassas will at the preliminary hearing today. he was wearing a uniform when he approached two women, flashed a badge, and that's all that one of them. -- assaulted one of them. the first lady stops by a local cafeteria. terrifying moments buried under tehhe snow. did the government probe go far enough? a new look at dangers surrounding the chevy wilvolt. oh, i see. a throne for the tv... room for movies... your workout gear... non-stop football... it's a man cave! the boys next door will never leave. who says we want them to? >> now to an update on the breaking news we told you about at the top of the newscast. police leered the scene near arlington national cemetery -- police have cleared the scene near arlington national cemetery. the metro is once again making stops at arlington national cemetery. first lady michelle obama is making a big announcement about school lunches. she is joining rachael ray and agriculture secretary tom vilsack in alexandria and now. she is there to announce that school meals will have less sodium, mo

we're trying to get into manassas. only one lane will accommodate you on eastbound 66 in two games deal. further insight on 66 like fair oaks and through falls church and the roosevelt bridge, things are quiet for you. i have no problems on the george washington parkway to report. it is moving nicely. >> thank you. we are expecting developments today in the case of a community activist from alexandria he was found murdered in a well. >> investigators have identified the body as that of lynnwood harris. it will hold a news conference to give details. we have more. >> please confirm that the body recently found in a 20 foot well was a well-known activist in alexandria who at one time ran for city council. >> he has always been a good guy. is is a shame that something like that happen to him. he is dedicated to helping people. >> they say the families were close. the do not know why anyone would harm his friend. >> they don't have no sense for anybody. that is the kind of person you did this. >> he vanished last september

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manassas, a half-mile. last check at dulles, a half- mile as well. some of the dense fog also there. that's going to slow you down. our bus stop forecast this morning, drizzle and fog. some slick spots, upper 20s in the cold spots. warm spots well above freezing into the upper 30s. sunrise at 7:21. a cloudy and wet day today. 35 by 8:00. by noon, 42. we'll have a better chance for some heavier showers as we go later in the morning and during the afternoon as winds turn toward the south at about 10 miles per hour at 4:00 p.m. mid-40s by then. we'll top out in the upper 40s, maybe 50 before the day is out. we'll be 50 or better. both tomorrow and wednesday. subfreezing temperatures from gaithersburg to hagerstown and frederick all in the upper 20s to around 30. look at the milder air coming up the valley now. luray is 39. on the eastern shore, we've got temperatures in the upper 30s to mid-40s. no problems there. your michael & son weather camera outside, cloudy skies over downtown. no real dense fog here but a few light sprinkles. 34. calm winds. afte

more traffic spouted out of manassas. -- route 7 is in pretty good shape. the george washington parkway is uneventful right now. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:51 right now. prices going up at a denny's restaurants. >> we turn to linda bell with a preview of trading as well at bloomberg headquarters in new york. good morning. >> good morning to both of you. value conscious consumers looking for the best deals in this tough economy, consumer reports" has its best new-car valueless. the honda fit tops the list. they noted its performance reliability, and ownership cost among 200 vehicles analyzed. it gives you the most bang for the buck. the grand slam breakfast at denny's may soon cost more. you will soon see modest price increases due to higher food costs. they did not specify when that will happen or by how much. denny's is facing pricing pressure on dairy, pork, and coffee. stock-index futures indicating a mostly lower opening set of reports today on factory orders as well as automobile sales. that is business news, live at bloomberg headquarters in new

currently, 27, the cold spot in manassas and culpepper. 35 in hagerstown and leesburg this morning. frederick, you're 33 along with cambridge, andrews air force base, 38. la plata, 31. monika, we're quiet outside. what about the traffic? how is that looking? >> things are looking great outside. all overnight construction pretty much cleared up for the morning. especially on the west side of town between 66 and springfield. here's what it looks like inside the beltway going well above the speed limit both on 66 and 395. let's take a live look into springfield on the northbound side of 95 coming up from the occoquan river. you're pretty much like this right up the line to 395. we'll go there live to the 14th street bridge. all lanes are open. incident-free trying to get into downtown right now. over to 66 at nutley street, inbound where you've got all lanes open coming up from gainesville into vienna and the beltway. coming up, we'll go into maryland at 5:10. back to you guys. >> president obama has delivered his state of the union address and now he is taking his message on the road

temperature-wise, still above freezing. 34 downtown and 32 in manassas. could be a few slick spots tomorrow morning. tonight though snow and rain, lows 28 to 34. we'll talk about the possibility of slick spots tomorrow morning. >>> all right. tonight police believe a 1-year-old district man lost his life over a pair of shoes. our bruce johnson has been working this story and reports of this senseless slaying and this is what everybody is calling it. is all over some expensive gym shoes? >> his family said he has turned his life around. come off the streets, he had a job at the home depot and a son on the way. >> reporter: the shooting occurred in the 5700 block of foot street northeasterly sunday morning. the victim, 19-year-old david lee robinson, lived across town on sixth street northwest. himself and another person were the victims of a robbery. the other person escaped unharmed. mr. robinson's shoes were take submarine the identical shoe that he had on. >> reporter: this is what the shoes look like. nike foams that cost over $200. >> every time a sne

manassas to centreville. you're ok until you get over toward route 123. may slow down a bit at nutley street. more on area roadways at 6:24. back to you, mike. >> thank you, monika. the big yellow bus is here and it is headed for the airport in today's cool schools. dulles airport. where teachers are taking their love of science to new heights. they're going so high, they'll know what it will be like to be almost weightless. hold on. it is time for liftoff. >> for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. you've heard newton's laws of motion but have you ever felt them? like this. 30 teachers got the opportunity of a lifetime, experiencing zero gravity. and their students are pumped. >> they're excited for me. they want to see me do flips and they're fired up. >> to inspire the next generation of scientists, inspire those who teach them. that's the motivation behind north group grumman foundation sponsoring weightless flights of discovery. >> you are truly the heart beat of this nation. you take the time out for your young people every day an

leesburg and manassas in the lower 40s. now, we're going to see probably a chance for some flurries generally north of town overnight. maybe a little snow shower. and that's why we've got the snowflake there. maybe a sprinkle. we'll see increasing clouds today. friday, partly cloudy. still chilly in the low 40s. on saturday, a chance for some early morning sleet, freezing rain, a wintry mix. and then changing over to just rain for the afternoon. temperatures around 43 degrees. here is monika with your timesaver traffic. how is it look out there, mon? >> overall on the beltway and the major thoroughfares, everything is fine except for one spot. this one is on the inbound side of new york avenue. let's take a live look. authorities have been dealing with not only icy conditions but now a hit-and-run accident. this is at bladensburg road. this is where the slowdown begins trying to get to west virginia montana on the inbound side of the avenue. definitely you're not used to this at 5:00 in the morning. be aware of that as we h

get out. >>> it is heavy, slow and steady coming out of manassas. crawling along right now leave business 234. southbound on the baltimore- washington parkway working your way out to 410, southbound bw parkway closed after the quit for 410 with a crash. park police are on the scene. expect deas a building from the beltway headed south. northbound lanes are open. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> coming up nexting we'll go live to fox business network in new york. we'll talk more about the market's first of the day new year. not a great day if you are headed to your local starbucks. we'll explain why next. next. >> price hikes apparently. are you still going to go? >> probably. >> me too. it's the perfect time to find great deals on the 4g lte devices you love. like the droid bionic by motorola for $199.99. or the pantech breakout for $49.99. our lowest price ever. get the technology you love, on the network you deserve. now get twice the data for the same low price. hurry in, this offer ends january 15th. verizon. i was using cascade

low 50s in cumberland, 54 warrenton, leesburg and manassas and 54, 55 in fairfax, 55 downtown, mid-50s into southern maryland out toward the bay. right now there's not a small craft advisory posted for the bay, although i'm not so sure why. boaters need to know winds tomorrow 10 to 20 and gusting. tomorrow 51 to 56 by evening. that's just flat out mild. now the next three days again mild still on saturday, 54, clouds coming in with the front, a little cooler on sunday, but heck, upper 40s, i think we can live with that. all right. next seven days, monday we'll keep the chance of a light rain or a little light snow mix, temperatures in the low 40s, but temperatures rebound again quickly, low 50s as we get into tuesday, looks like a good soaking rain wednesday with temperatures in the mid-50s. that's only about 23 degrees and 54 on thursday. >> you're just dreaming of it, aren't you? >> a winter without a winter. >> it could be. there was a summer want a summer in new england back in 1860. i forgot to mention. this this is a great shot. on new year's day, it was unusually warm. the water

or the prince william county landfill in manassas. the city of alexandria will collect on two saturdays in january. january 14th and the 21st. pick-up is curbside only and the tree must be there by 7:00 a.m. montgomery county is recycling christmas trees until february 3rd. put your tree at the curb by 7:00 a.m. and in prince george's county, place your trees by 6:30 on regularly scheduled collection days. collection takes plays all year long so there is no rush to get your tree out on the curb. you can bring it to the county yard waste facility or to the brown station road public convenience center through january 31st. news4 washington. >> you can get all this information on local christmas tree recycling on our website. nbc washington.com. just search tree recycling. is your tree down? deflooded? >> are you kidding? >> no? you're still dealing with it. you just put it up. >> it seems like just yesterday. it is so hard to take it down. >> another week or so. >> through the super bowl. >> that's good. yeah. a lot of those recycling d

we are seeing 66 starting to slow a brief bit out in manassas. this is a live shot of 395 coming northbound across the 14th street bridge. no trouble spots to report right here as you work your way across the potomac and head over to the southeast-southwest freeway. you will find that your lanes are open if you are traveling to and from the wilson bridge. this is a live shot of the 66 close in leaving vienna for the beltway. lanes are open here as well with no other problems reported. traveling southbound along 270, you will find traffic at speed coming in from i-70. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> the republican presidential candidates are hitting hard heading into tomorrow's new hampshire primary. mitt romney is leading in recent polls. that is why another five candidates took aim at him touring two weekend debates. >> reporter: the new hampshire hopefuls faced two debates in just 12 hours, both full of bruising attacks on frontrunner mitt romney. the former massachusetts governor enjoys a double digit lead in the p

it feels like a 30's. 46 in the district. 43 in manassas. quantico, 48. however, the cold front already moved through, and temperatures will be dropping throughout the morning and hold steady near 44 the majority of the day today. this afternoon, you can call it an afternoon high of 41. tonight, not as windy, clear and cold. temperatures dropping down into the 20's. tomorrow, we will have an increase in the cloud cover becoming mostly cloudy with a chance of a few flurries late in the day. if not a big deal. not much moisture to work with, not even a good snow potential. a light dusting. >> we had a crash reported on the inner loop of the beltway near the exit for georgia avenue. and on 5 coming up to brandywine. the crash is moved on to the shoulder. we will take it over to the map. even with the wind, we are ok on 81 11. and normal travel times in and out of baltimore. >> it is 41 degrees in kensington. >> if coming up, an update on efforts by rick perry and two other candidates to get on virginias primary ballot. an appeals court has ruled. >> a shake-

looks good in manassas park and the battlefield. a little bits of volume near where it merges with a 50. looks good on 395. quiet on the door to washington parkway. back to you. >> thank you. >>>-- it's quiet on the george washington parkway. back to you. >> thank you. >>> harry thomas jr. resigned from the d.c. council yesterday and will plead guilty today to two federal crimes. john gonzalez is outside d.c. district court right now where thomas will appear later this morning. good morning. >> good morning. just hours after resigning former councilman, now faces two felony charges this morning. he is accused of embezzling and stealing $350,000 in city funds money that was designated for youth sports programs. he allegedly used its own personal items such as an suv motorcycle, and expensive trips. he resigned last night, a five- paragraph statement apologizing vance taking full accountability. council chairman kwame brown calls this a dark day for the district. >> it's been a rough day. a very disappointing day. i am disappointed to