adam caskey will be here in the second to talk about the flood threat. i want to talk about the wind. if it's gusting between 15 miles an hour to 25 miles an hour right now. but by this afternoon it will pick up. the tree limbs could start coming down as well as power lines and large trees, if they are unstable with saturated soil. we will have a prolonged period of extreme wind. we are talking 24-36 hours potentially. this will peak late this evening and tomorrow morning. the wind could reach 60 or 70 miles an hour. that is the gusts. right now there are gusts of 20 miles an hour in manassas and 29 in quantico. lexington park, 32 miles per hour gust. there's a high wind warning in effect for pretty much the entire viewing area. that means the wind will be where we could see significant damage. that's a significant win speaks today, the 30's and 40's, that is the sustained wind. imagine a 40 mile per hour wind pushing on you. that is pretty significant. what our big concer the wind will stay strong through tomorrow morning and then we will start to see t

let's check in with adam caskey -- >> we have had some intensification overnight. it will increase slowly as it makes its way toward the coast to watch for the winds to pick up today. the rain will intensify as well and we have already had over 1 inch on the eastern shore and that will increase. flooding is a concern and power outages are concerned. >> right now, we are just seeing the beginning. this is not just a quick hit. this will last 24-48 hours. the rainfall will probably be be heaviest at 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. about >> anncr: their ads, hopelessly untrue. west virginia casino launching the biggest ad barrage ever. don't be misled. the washingtonon post says question seven is just... common sense. it'll create 4,000 permanent jobs. and stop maryland from losing millions to other states... every year. that's why business, labor, and teachers all support... question seven. and so does the washington post. vote for question seven. it's just common sense.

now to adam caskey. >> we have some areas of rain this morning, light rain. nothing heavy, but enough to cause slick spots on the road. also it helps the lawn and garden. south of the beltway and noaa of the beltway we have some areas of rain. 66 from a markehaymarket to the beltway as well. it's 46 degrees in leesburg. highs near 60 degrees today. it will be tough to have much sunshine today. we will see a few sunny breaks. the nationals back in town tomorrow, 70, partly cloudy. now to angela. >> off to an excellent start even with light rain falling. just one accident reported on 66 inbound near glebe road. we don't have a shot of it, but it's on the shoulder. it should not slow you down much because there's light volume. 395 is moving well. 95 still has an active work zone northbound approaching thornburg, two lanes closed with overnight roadwork. back to you. >> thank you. our top story sentencing for the man at the center of the child sex abuse scandal at penn state. former assistant football coach jerry sandusky and some of his victims planning to addre

adam caskey is at nats park. with a forecast that could get a little frosty. >> i think it will b coldest baseball game we have played in quite some time here. i will have an hourly forecast for the game in just a moment. first, i have a special guest here. assistant gm to the washington nationals. i have to ask you, what was it like here in the ballpark? what it was awesome. a lot of fun. it was exciting to see a game and it like that. >> have you ever heard this loud? >> know. it was incredible. >> we all know people of superstitions. what about the front office? when it comes to the playoffs. are you sending memos one way or another? >> people are wearing the same clothes as yesterday. >> you mentioned you had another meeting today just like yesterday. everybody got and, in the same spot. goes through the same motions. hopefully it will pan out of the same way. what are your most looking forward to tonight? >> the energy in the ballpark. we showed we deserve to be here last night. i think that carries over to

. >> led go to adam caskey. >> a very cool morning. let's take a look at the chilling numbers. 39 in gaithersburg, 36 in frederick, 37 in martinsburg 34 in cumberland. even cooler than this by this time tomorrow, possibly below freezing in outlying suburbs by early saturday want. partly cloudy today, cool and breezy, high temperatures in the low to mid 60's. that will be brief. most of the day will be spent in the '50s. a northwesterly wind at 10-20. tonight, clear and cold. anywhere from 28 to 40. 40 degrees along the waterways. there's a freeze watch in effect tonight, all the counties shaded in dark blue. tomorrow, mostly sunny, but still low 60's. warmer by sunday, 72 degrees. a good day for the redskins at fedex field. now to angela. >> moving quite well in the virginia area. even springfield and arlington looking good. following one accidents in virginia, prince william police say that there's a crash with injuries near 234. we are dealing with construction on southbound 95 between falmouth and fredericksburg. two left lanes bloc

adam caskey and with a look at your forecast. it may be a lot cooler today than yesterday by about 10 degrees. tomorrow will be verisimilar but breezy. you'll notice the wind on friday. 45 now in frederick, 47 in martinsburg, 32 in oakland maryland. 53 at reagan national. 62 degrees today for the high temperature with a good amount of sunshine. blue skies. the average high is 70. we will be close to 60. mid 60's tomorrow with scattered clouds and a northwest breeze at 10-15. we will talk about the weekend coming up. back to angela. >> a good start on the road. o early collisions to report. you may have to dodge a few traffic cones. those will soon be lifted. in virginia on the beltway, the outer loop had a work zone between gallows road and middle river turnpike. that should be gone momentarily. you'll still see a work zone southbound on 95. two southbound lanes blocked between 17 and route 3. minor slowing between selma and fredericksburg. construction in urbana blocks a left lane on 270 between maryland 80 and 109 hyattstown. b

where in the world is adam caskey? he's in the storm chaser. angela. >> starting off nice and light s wednesday morning. 66 in virginia, no early troubles in bound towards the capital beltway. looking pretty good on 95. k zone southbound between selma. and selma northbound, all lanes open. zonee is a work andhbound between falmouth frederick. all your travel lanes are open 270.en 95 and back to you. >> thank you. presidential, the nominee is his the road today their secondter debate in new york. >> president obama appearing in iowa and ohio. romney will be in leesburg, virginia tonight. brianne carter has a look the debate which got pretty heated times. >> exactly. this is much different than the debate, not only in the way the twoe interacted, both men the spot to be at the house for the next four years. back to the battleground states r a heated back and forth debate for president barack obama and mitt romney. have you looked at your pension? >> i don't look at my pension. not as big as yours. >> answering questions from voters which focused

we find adam caskey in bethesda. good morning. >> good morning. definitely cooler than yesterday g out here. you can feel the difference in the air. i love these fall cold fronts. temperatures are cooling down much back to where we year. be this time of it in bethesda in the morning especially by the metro station. have the lovely fountain white noise that makes it feel good. degrees in bethesda. elsewhere, look at the temperatures on the left side the rainfall totals from yesterday on the right-hand side. gaithersburg, almost 0.9 inches of rain. degrees in leesburg, 52 in chantilly.48 in let's talk about today's weather. sunshine, a contrast to yesterday. you can see we are in the 40's outside this morning area wide. about 50 degrees on average. bright sunshine today, beautiful. high temperatures around 57 degrees. to the far west of washington and 68 in southern maryland. tomorrow all the way through thursday. and let's go to angela with a look at the commute. thomas traffic? >> we are seeing a few trouble spots. there's an accident in virginia

in withcheck meteorologist adam caskey later on that on for more the potomac river. it's 43 at reagan national. some 30 is off to the west. 39 in winchester, 40 at dulles. staying cloudy and cool today. 50 degrees by noon, 54 degrees by 5:00. highs around 10 degrees below , but a sprig drive forecast. k on the trick-or- treat forecast in a little while. hope traffic is close to normal now. >> we are trying, but there's a serious crash on the maryland beltway. newschopper 7 is there. outer loop from college park and 270, between 95 , they hadshire ave but they wereped, intermittently letting the left shoulder get by. a serious crash. everyone coming out of greenbelt near the ikea1 95, accident activity. letting the left shoulder get by. southbound 95 out of moral and past 212, emerging itto the beltway -- southbound 95 out of beltsville. >> millions of people are still without power. reporting more than outages in dco, kermit, and george's. dominion reporting more than 20,000 outages in northern virginia. has about 86,000 customers without power in maryland. the power

. >> we will get right over to adam caskey for the weather. >> it will be a beautiful day today. we will have a good amount of sunshine in the afternoon and warmer temperatures, bacchanal or 70's which is average for this time of year. -- -- back into the 70's which is average for this time of year. it's starting of the break with some clouds. it is cooler off to the west, strasbourg only 40 degrees. i will have the detail on hourly forecast coming up. >> on board roads, most of our trouble spots are in maryland. rock creek park as a fallen tree. we're looking good in virginia with inbound 66 all the way to the beltway looks clear and 95 in maryland has a couple of accidents. powder mill road westbound of th w parkway has two accidents. >> it will be much busier before 1:00 this afternoon. the nationals of baseball's best record. -- have baseball's best record. >> john gonzalez is on the field at nationals park. >> good morning to put things in perspective, the last time last baseball team was in the playoffs was 1933. the movies or 25 cents per ticket. i got my seat and i am her

where is adam caskey this morning? >> at the new carrollton metro end of the orange in maryland in prince george's county. i'm wearing a shirt sleeves early this morning. .t's going to be a warm day let's look at the the current temperature. degrees outside the metro station. warm.onably this will be the warmest day of the week. around 80.atures some locations in the low n today. later o still pretty quiet out here today. and just one train moving along, going into the city. in woodstock, virginia, this is receivedhotograph i from my wonderful facebook jan, of the beautiful .all colors gorgeous picture. let's talk temperatures. 61 at reagan national, 55 in manchester, 50 in frederick, 58 in hagerstown. in cumberland. fairly want for this time of year. we have a good amount of expected with an isolated sprinkle in the potomac highlands to start. around 80 degrees for the high temperature. off over theoling couple days. now let's look at the commute on thisee whitten wednesday morning. >> good morning. virginia, a little

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it would've been kind of cool. >> let's check in with adam caskey. i know you would have gone to jurassic park. if correct it all that money i invested, i guess it's all gone. in the 40's across most of the region. oakland maryland is the exception at 30. 37 in petersburg, west virginia. the majority of us in the 30's -- 40's. highs today will be in the low 60's with bright sunshine and a northwesterly winds of 5-10 miles an hour. at nationals park, 62 degrees for the first pitch. temperatures dropping into the upper 50's towards the end has a half life of five under 21 years, disproving claims that the genetic material could be used in cloning. they studied fossils between 600,000 years of the game with a northwest drew brees at 5-10 miles an hour. we still have-- northerly breeze. in albuquerque you could run into a few showers and storms as well as in phoenix. the weekend includes a little bit of a warming trend. now to angela. >> gainesville, manassas haymarket on the brakes. there's a crash on u.s. 15 at 66. on the main lines of 66, a crash in c

first, meteorologist adam caskey. >> a cool start to the day. in the belfort furniture weather center we are tracking conditions. nothing to worry about half through the next couple days. unseasonably cool conditions and a breeze tomorrow. let's go to the satellite and radar composite. clouds are off to our north close to the canadian border and in the upper midwest. no precipitation around here until monday. 45 now in aldie, virginia. 45 in clarksburg. berkeley springs, 43. 48 in arlington and chevy chase. 62 this afternoon with bright sunshine and a light note westerly breeze. now to angela. >> looking at a trouble-free drive as you head out this morning. in virginia, 95 moving well northbound and southbound despite an active work zone. moving quite well into dumphries and crossing the occoquan. you are good all the way to the springfield interchange. same on 66. eastbound moving well manassas. heading into fair oaks, trouble- free. on the maryland side, utility work in prince george's county powder mill road shut down between cherry hill road

adam caskey is live with more. >> hurricane sandy -- a big headlines of the news now. all eyes are on it. there is a big buzz about sandy. the computer models are doing but that model is saying. let's take a look at the forecast track. notice first of all that it has taken a little bit of a western jog compared to what we had yesterday. some of the trends have gone westward. notice the yellow left line of uncertainty. the left side of the cone of uncertainty. that basically brushes up against the mid-atlantic coast line. right now we are on that edge of the cone of uncertainty. it will have some kind of an impact on our weather. sunday, just in time for the marine corps marathon, and early next week. the extent of the impact we still do not know yet. should it take a left track, it will have a greater impact on the weather. there still is a chance it will take the east word tract or the right side of the cone of uncertainty, and that would mean less of an impact on the weather. i do think we will cloud up for the weekend. we will probably have areas of rain developing

adam caskey has the forecast. >> these temperatures will stick around only through today. tomorrow it will be close to average. in the second half of the weekend there is a strong cold front. those details in a moment. first, this is in laurel and, 75 degrees. northwesterly breeze and 9 miles an hour, gusting up to 15. we are in the '70s for the most part now. 77 in arlington, 76 in leesburg. 74 in lanham, 79 in culpeper. low 80's for the high temperature across most of the viewing area. not very humid. late spring or early summer like. football games tonight, just fine clear and constable, in the '70s for the games. minneapolis, 47. the denver headlights no earlier this morn84 degrees in dallas. back to you. >> thank you. president obama in battleground virginia today on the heels of the favorable jobs report. he started speaking at george mason university and wasted no time telling voters they need to vote for him in order to prevent another unemployment crisis. >> because of your strength and resilience, the strength and resilience of the american people, we have made t

we go straight to adam caskey. off to a chilly start again. >> temperatures in the 40's, rising into the upper 50's. another juror restart today. we will see some gradual improvement in the midday and afternoon. areas of light rain especially in charles county at this time and in calvert county and stretching into anne arundel county. the metro area roa wet. the rain will wrap up over the next hour and a half. then a few breaks of sun this afternoon. 49 in washington now, 43 in manchester, 45 in gaithers. upper 50's for the high temperature with a few peaks of sun. angela? >> and annandale, is low on little river turnpike. it's closed eastbound and westbound. one eastbound lane is getting by, we have just heard. your closure will be between backlick road heading up to that area. looking at major backups with this accident. accident folks headed two 395, there's an accident northbound after the pentagon mixing bowl. a car spun out. use caution on the drive this morning. back to you. >> thank you. it's one of the ugl

. >> adam caskey has the forecast. >> we just have clouds moving into town. those will increase gradually throughout the rest of the daylight hours. after some insight is when we have the chance of a few showers and thunderstorms. we cannot not rule out 1 norteno becoming strong to severe. it is clear with no storms right now. 66 at reagan national. a low pressure system in the midwest dropping down into iowa. a cold front moving through charleston, west virginia. that will continue pushing our way. you will see a little more development of rain showers as it approaches us in washington. increasing clouds today. showers and storms will develop around 7:00 p.m. and into the nighttime. high temperatures around 70. locally, low 70's today. warmer tomorrow with some changes on the weekend coming up. >> as we have learned, an earthquake over a year ago it can strike anywhere. a magnitude 4.0 hit main recently. this is causing a shake-up in how we prepare for them. john gonzalez has more on the great southeast shakeouts. >> there will be dozens of earthquakes aroun

let's get to adam caskey for a tuesday forecast a. >> another damp start to the day. will be cloudy and cool. improvement tomorrow. starting with live super doppler radar, all around the belay, from haymarket and up and down the 95 corridor, moving from the southwest to northeast. it's 47 degrees in stafford and 43 in martinsburg. 50's today. upper the rain will come to an end in a couple hours. a few peaks of some this afternoon. now to angela. >> dealing with the grain out there. for a little extra travel time. seeing slow spots on 95 already, but no major delays. looks good from dale city to 3, 95,the ramp to northbound is there.nt once you get past dale city, not bad, 15 minutes to the beltwa for 24 minutes from southbound on southbound from 695 to the capital beltway. at penn state, former assistant the ball coach jerry will be sentenced in a few hours. >> he is expected to speak at hearing along some of his victims. carter is in a satellite what sandusky is saying from behind bars. >> he has spent the past three months behind bars. he will find out today whether

on a forecast.st adam caskey is in the storm chaser this morning. some of theg at damage in northwest d.c. >> luckily, the damage up here exception and not the in northwest. the 5300 block of nebraska avenue, just down from military road intersection. on the nebraska sides of the bad, it does not look that but we go round back with our camera and we shot the video. it gives you much better for the damages and because last night. that's the route all of the me. and this is look at the size of the root ball. about twice the size i am. that roots are shallow of allthe city because the pipes underground. that makes it easier for the trees to topple in these situations, especially with saturated ground. so that contributed to it. the thickness of the trunk is than i can even wrap my arms around. it's a very big tree. luckily, most of its help in -- most of it fell in between the two houses. it took out part of the front of floor.se on the top have significant damage on that house. when you look at it, it smells an attic. that homeowners sustained signifi

adam caskey, where are you? in maryland? yes. prince george's county, at the eastern end of the orange line at the new carrollton metro station. people walk by with shorts on this morning. i am in the short sleeves this is fine standing outside. no problem. a beautiful morning at the metro station. fairly quiet, but the foot traffic is picking up this morning. let's look at the current temperature. would be in the s time.at thi instead it is 60 degrees. that is a harbinger of what's to n today. later o let's go to a beautiful picture i have from my facebook friend diane, taken in bethesda. that.you for beautiful orange and red leaves. i especially love these fall colors and when it's in the 40's the mornings and in the '60s in the afternoons. it is currently 56 in quantico, 52 in manassas. on our way to about 80 degrees for the high-temperature this afternoon. dana says she loves the extended summer. is ready for cooler snow.atures and we will have more on the forecast and what l do,cal storm sandy wil coming up. whitten forjamee

adam caskey is giving us a scary peek. nice the reads. >> thank you. we were doing the weather at a coffee shop yesterday. today we are in the blood factory. this is one of the newest and biggest attractions at six flags for frightful fest. >> it is 4,000 feet of blook the guts, bloody body parts. super scary. this is my first time going through it. >> it's time to go. now we are coming into it. [woman's screams] >> there's a little inferno. this is the bridegrooeak room. >> much better than coffee. >> it may be time to get the full forecast with jacqui jeras. 55 right now in the district. it's going to be a warm afternoon. i'm getting squashed. >> we are worried about adam. >> nothing scary about the forecast. looks pretty good. >> we need to make sure he's all right. >> my goodness. >> it's going to be a good weekend to go to six flags or to do anything outdoors. we will have a few troublespots this afternoon. enjoy the start of the day because this is as good as it will get. the sun is trying to rise. about an hour away from that. our temperatures t

. >> adam caskey is in northwest d.c. with a storm chaser 7. >> in the 5300 block of nebraska avenue just down from military road intersection. i grabbed my trusty spotlight and was able to investigate some of the damage in the dark a little better. what we are looking at is the nebraska avenue side of the street. between these two houses a huge tree it bigger than i can wrap my arms around fell from the backyard to the front yard. luckily, most of the tree fell in between the two houses. i'm telling you, the trunk is so large i cannot wrap my arms around it. it would've been even greater damage had its hipa -- had it hit the house. the chimney is on the front lawn and the roof is damaged. the root ball of the tree that's about twice as big as me is exposed. let's talk about the conditions. the wind is subsiding. now there's just -- there's no more wind warning, just an advisory. annapolis at the naval academy over 9 inches of rain. in germantown, 9 inches. that may be influenced by the shaking of the rain gauge, which co

by the end of the week we will be in better shape and will check in with adam caskey in a little bit for more on river conditions. take a look at rainfall totals. the highest one i could find was reedville virginia. la plata about 8 inches. in washington d.c. we had 5 inches. it is 43 degrees this morning. still a pretty modest. when about 5 miles per hour. lots of 30-degree readings. 39 in winchester -- 37 degrees at this hour. here is your forecast. they are not giving up their candy tonight. mostly cloudy, chilly, temperatures in the mid 40's. sunset -- you should be able to get in dinner quickly before you had out there. sunset is 6:08 p.m. >> such great news -- marc trains metro virginia rail express are running on a normal schedule. marc rains may see some delay -- you might want to check that before you go out. a stretch of sligo creek parkway, little falls parkway kensington parkway at beach drive is closed as well. interstates are doing great. 95 from stafford,3 395, no troubles. repairs continue on the board -- georgetown pike at old dominion drive. light volume not causing

. >> let's check in with adam caskey. >> we will be below average for the rest of the work week. it is damp outside. here is the area. we have more rain moving into the north even up to interstate 70. it has been one of those days. gray damp, and that off and on light rain. 52 after a high of only 56. 48 in gaithersburg. the coolest air this far is in play. frost advisory far west of washington the dark blue counties. and a freeze warning for garrett county allegany, and west. i will be back with people for catholic now how cold and where -- for the full forecast to let you know how cool and where. >> it seems everyone was not prepared. >> we were lulled by the summer weather. today's weather was just plain lousy. there is definitely a chill in the air and it looks like gautama's here at last. -- autumn is here at lst. >> great college football weather. >> abroad shorts. i thought it was going to be warm. >> it ended up being like 50 degrees. >> busy saturday on taste of bethesda, but sunday nobody eating downside. the river, quite yet. -- ther river, quiet. >> the normal is abou

. >> we will start with adam caskey and in our storm chaser 7. he is in northwest. how are things looking? >> it is still raining in northwest at the 5300 block of nebraska avenue near military road. we have a downed tree. looks like it came from the side of the house, between the two houses for work towards the street. there are power lines running through the big tree, but power lines are generally intact. the neighbors of the house that got clipped by the tree still have power because of their outdoor lights are on. but there is damage to the house, hidden behind all the fullest and tree limbs. the upper part of the rules on the corner got clipped by it. the cutters are down and there's minor damage to the roof from the tree. this is canal road to foxhall road to nebraska and i sol 1 down tree canal road encounters foxhall road. one-and-a-half lanes are closed heading northbound into d.c. let's talk about the wind gust that took down some of these trees. in piney point maryland, the wind gust at 75 miles an hour. 74 miles an hour in point lookout. colesville 70,

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adam caskey has a look at the forecast. >> clouds over the metro area of southern maryland east 95. was bright sunshine west of 95. variable clouds for the rest of the day. the skies overat washington. but off to our west, virginia, maryland, you have sunshine. now at reagan national, 57 point of 49,a dew low humidity. the average high is 71. be lucky to reach 60. 52 in winchester, 55 the dulles record, 52 in winchester, 48 in in oakland.ty the variable clouds today and of 95ne mainly west today. in kansas city, 50 in minneapolis, 51 in billings, 57 boston and 57 in raleigh. we will talk about the nationals 3, coming up. a community still trying to the death of with woodson high school senior bryan glenn. volunteers discover the 17-year-old's body just off popular trail in thaiss park a week after he went missing. search crews gathered yesterday g to canvas the park. a team of adults found the body. is family confirms it is him. spoke with said their family.o out to the >> he is so young and i still cannot believe it. sad.very >> fairfax county police say had looked in the found but

adam caskey at the weather score. let's get to frost advisory and freeze warnings that we have in effect off to the west of washington. from midnight until 9:00 a.m., in shen -- shenandoah, hampshire counties, on the far left side, frostburg, western alleghany and garrett counties a freeze morning from midnight until 9:00 a.m. at elevation, mchenry, maryland atlas ski resort, 34 degrees. at this hour. willow green 34. frostburg, frostburg state university 40. and even in big meadows virginia shenandoah near luray, 39. closer to the metro area not that cold. 47 in washington. 45 reston. 43 gainesville. in the 40's across the metro area. but temperatures will continue to slide. i think into the mid and upper 30's across most outlying suburbs. even in montgomery and fairfax counties. loudoun county. by tomorrow morning. when you wake up. so the coldest morning that we've seen since april across most of washington and i'll tell you what's in store for the rest of the day tomorrow. and let you know if it will be any differ

adam caskey is out live. find out where, in less than 10 minutes. angela.raffic with >> an excellent drive for the part into virginia. alexandria, arlington, doing well on 395. a live look at traffic on route lanes open.l in virginia, the only reported is southbound 95 between point rd.rd. and an active work zone through the four corners between new hampshire and university boulevard, the new traffic has two lanes to the right, but all lanes are open well.tting by back to you. >> thank you. our big story, president obama's campaign says expect more performance from the commander in chief tonight. the men will face off at hofstra university in a town hall format. preview.alez has a >> mitt romney clearly won the first debate. raised $170dy during his campaign, just shy of the president. heading into their second , can he keep the momentum going? tonight's presidential debate setting, town hall which means audience members be asking the questions, are stillans who undecided. >> both candidates have to tread lightly. they are going on the offense too a

we will announce the winner. .to our facebook page >> adam caskey was the farm on friday. i'm dying for some apple cider. >> its great to see the farm animals and have some family fun. its a little chilly outside at this hour. talking about conditions in the bad, clear skies the low toatures in mid 50's across the region. fog be our biggest concern this morning. inare seeing that developing n maryland and northern virginia. visibility down to a quarter mile or less in some areas. tech out your temperature is now. gaithersburg and frederick, 43 in martinsburg. we will gradually warmed up throughout the day. are in between two systems. had sprinkles late yesterday evening. you can see that right here. pulling away from us. to take its place, clouds on the western should be arriving later on today. the rain has been heavy across parts of the deep south. a strong area of low pressure some wind to go along with it. it will take its time writing up through here. will stay in the one sector the most part, so are temperatures will be -- will bebi comfortable. today, increasing clo

adam caskey will have more coming up so let's check on traffic. >> good morning on the roads right now in virginia, at the springfield interchange, you are doing quite well. it is getting to the point where there is a new accident on 395. it is blocking the left/center land near the franconia parkway. we are looking at some rubbernecking delays to overturn vehicle crash blocking the on ramp to 95 from exit 148/quantico. a lot of rubbernecking there. >> thank you. there are some better arrival numbers. >> good morning you have to watch those bank fees. many are still not being cleared abou about checking account fees. the cash-strapped postal service is increasing rates on january 27 including first-class status which will go up one penny to 46 cents. it might be a hassle but at least to have it better chance of getting where you are going on time. between january and august, airlines have an 82% on time arrival rate. get ready for a new look at wendy's. this has been the face of wendy's, now there will be an update. take away his toys and he'll play with a stick. take away their bikes

adam caskey is in the field this morning for more on that coming up in the next hour of the show. rainfall totals -- reedville virginia just about 10 inches. la plata, 8 inches. ocean city, 7 inches. it is the 5 to 10 no. we were talking about. here are temperatures -- 43 at reagan national. culpeper at 41. 37 degrees in winchester. the clouds just do not want to budge. we -- they will stick around through the day. we will get some sun peeking through tomorrow. as we approach the weekend things will look a lot better. that's now will last throughout much of -- that snow last much of the week in west virginia. high temperature is 62 -- 52 to 56 degrees, well below average by 10 degrees. let's check on the roads and see how things are going. are they getting back to normal? >> we are trying. crews are working diligently since the storm arrived. georgetown pike, they are trying to restrain wires that came down. georgetown pike, old dominion drive, is close to each direction. roads in fairfax and loudoun county are closed because of standing water. the beltway add 395 -- no problems.