our average high is still 59. 36 in gaithersburg, leesburg, 37 in manassas. high school football, brr, hat, gloves, coat. 4:00, 39, 6:00, 34 and 8:00 it will be below freezing in most areas, about 31 degrees. it will be dry and winds on their way, but still some kind of cold. 8:00 we're below freezing in most of the northern and western suburbs. by 10:00 we're looking at temperatures around 30 in gaithersburg, leesburg and manassas. i know it sounds crazy, but i wore the winter coat for the first time, hat, gloves, scarf. you'll need that if you're going out tonight. by midnight it will be in the upper 20s in leesburg, manassas and gaithersburg. we'll come back, take you through the weekend. that includes the terps game, game at fedex. you might be surprised what's lurking next week. you think this is cold? just wait '. >>> a university of virginia freshman died today after what school officials call a catastrophic medical emergency. 18-year-old nolan birch was found unresponsive at a frat house wednesday night. sources on campus say the freshman who was fled

it's still mild, 53 in gaithersburg, 54 in leesburg and manassas, 57 downtown. we get to 8:00, showers moving eastward. still have light showers between d.c. and baltimore and almost down to fredericksburg, but notice to the west we get a bit of a break. then notice the yellows, some of the reds showing up now down to the south. they cross the northern neck and some yellow and orange showing up around culpeper, maybe a rumble of thunder even around gaithersburg across into poolesville. by 4:00 everything pretty move much -- pretty much moves out quickly. by 6:00 a couple sprinkles are still possible. by 7:30 it's still not bad, 58 downtown, clearing skies to the west. tomorrow night 9:30 it's still 50 in gaithersburg, 53 in frederick, la plata, 56 downtown. late tomorrow night, yes, we'll see temperatures back in the 40s, 48 in leesburg and gaithersburg and 49 in manassas. it's not like arctic air is coming in behind this system. tonight mostly cloudy and mild with rain and showers developing, temperatures fit to 55, generally -- 50 to 55 generally before midnig

by 929 mile-per-hour wind gusts in gaithersburg, gaithersburg still a 22-mile an hour wind gust downtown and that will drive the wind chills into the teens and 20s. 27 to start on the day planner, 30 by 9:00, 32 by 11:00 and 33 with sunshine by 1:00. next three days still cold, 37 on wednesday, lower temps a little on thursday, only 46. our average high is 58 this time of year, so nowhere near average until we get to the weekend. 44 on friday, 53 on saturday. hey, 60 on sunday sounds good, maybe a shower, better chance for showers on monday, by then upper 60s. >> oh, my goodness. >>> this is not good news. there's a store in frederick that put the jerseys of both washington redskins quarterback robert griffin, iii and the former captain kirk cousins on a clearance sale. it's hard to say whether that's because of their performance. maybe it's just an overstock thing. either way if you're a fan or just want a warm jersey, i guess it's a buyers market out there. remember when rg3 jerseys were such hot sellers? it was never on sale. >> i've seen quite a few of them. >> you say you've got a p

let's head to the frigid streets of gaithersburg. holden kushner braving the elements tonight. >> reporter: thank you. we're here at quince orchard high school in gaithersburg. they call it the cougar dome, but we are outside the elements. it's quince orchard and clarkbsurg tonight, the regional playoff game with over 32,000 votes making this our game of the week. as we have the quince orchard cheerleaders and pom squad behind me. now these two teams took each other on early in the year to rematch the season opener in september. quince orchard eked out a three- point win against the coyotes in that one. clarkbsurg is rallying to finish the year 7-3. both coaches expect tonight to be just as tough as week one. >> now it's just one game at a time, a one game season. we can't look ahead, play a really good clarkbsurg team tonight. they're well coached, run the football well. they do a lot of little things very well. so it's going to be a tough game, but we're not looking ahead. just got to take care of business tonight and see what happ

it's 30 in leesburg and gaithersburg at 9:00, 31 in manassas. if you're out late tonight, 29 in manassas by 11:00, upper 20s by culpeper and teetering on 29 in the northern and western suburbs. we'll come back, look ahead to the rest of the weekend and talk about a storm system monday. believe it or not, more cold air lies in the wake of that next week. >>> a followup on the murder of a woodbridge teen-ager, the fourth man wanted for questioning turned himself in. deion moses walked into the prince william county police department today. the 17-year-old does not face charges yet. he is one of four suspects, though, in the shooting death of 16-year-old brenden wilson. one of those suspects is too young to name or show you. police say the men lured wilson into the woods behind woodbridge senior high monday. they thought they were going to just rob him of marijuana. >>> jesse matthew, the suspect in hannah graham's murder, maintains he's not guilty to an attempted murder and sexual assault case nine years ago in fairfax. he entered that plea today.

some 45 miles away from ba's condo home here in gaithersburg. they say his car was parked in an awkward way along an anne arundel road. ba was behind the wheel. the motor was still running. at first they thought it was a medical emer but then when the ambulance arrived at the scene, the medic soon learned that this was a case of murder. >> it's a tragedy that happened over there. this is a murder investigation. and we are just trying to piece together exactly what occurred and trying to get some witnesses who might have seen something. >> r alex ba lived in a ground floor apartmt here in gaithersburg. divided up his condo into four bedrooms, and rented them out. coming up at 6:00, we'll hear from one of his roommates. live in gaithersburg, pat collins. > tur to an attack on a synagogue in israel and the impact at home. a gro of worshippers dead in one of the most violent attacks in the city of jerusalem. pat lawson muse is live at the news desk with details. >> reporter: jim, we just learned in the past ten minutes a fifth person has died after

look at gaithersburg, 36 degrees and snow around the gaithersburg region. clarksburg, 38. and rockville, even snow reported in rockville and bethesda. 44 in ft. belvoir. 44 in huntingtown. even if it does snow in these areas, not going to worry. temperatures stay above freezing. here's where the rain and snow is. and the radar not picking up areas of snow and sleet in loudoun county and around bethesda, around the montgomery county area. but we're still seeing it in parts of the region. even some snow on grassy surfaces to the west. and we have another batch back to the west. this is where the really cold air is. and i want to show these numbers. more chances for snow tonight. much more about that at 6:00. look at these numbers. 46 here. 31 in pittsburgh. 29 in columbus, ohio. at 5:00 in the evening. that's the even colder air. we've got moving into our region. and guys, we're just getting started. i've got it all coming up this afternoon at 6:00 of the. >> thank you, doug. >>> only 4 tonight, alexandria residents whose homes were flooded with sewer water last week are mom

by 8:00 mid-20s in gaithersburg and leesburg. if some of those high school football playoffs going until 8:00 or 9:00, temperatures will be in the mid-20s. by 11:00 we're looking at 24 in gaithersburg, 25 in manassas. tomorrow night some areas will be in the teens again, not record setting. tonight clear, breezy, very cold, lows in the 20s, low to mid-20s in the burbs, upper downtown. by morning, plenty of sunshine. it looks nice till you step outside, wind chills in the teens 21 to 34, by afternoon mostly sunny, breezy and cold, hat, coat, gloves, 34 to 49, northwest winds 10 to 15. so 28 to start, 31 on the day planner at 9:00, downtown temps, 34 at 11:00 and 36 at 1:00. improving saturday near 50, showers late sunday but getting there, upper 50s and a good part of that day we'll be okay. plan your outdoor activities in the morning sunday. look at monday. clouds to start, sun to finish, 70 and mid-50s tuesday, upper 40s wednesday, a quiet travel day across most of the east coast. for turkey day cold, maybe a flurry north and we

fairfax, rockville, gaithersburg, and leesburg. good news, it's still mild with temperatures in the 50s. okay. tonight partly to mostly cloudy, breezy and mild. 47 to 52. winds out of the southwest at 10 to 15. so, we'll break this down in the day planner. 50s across the board to start. 65 by 11:00. and then 67 by 1:00. again, peeks of sun, periods of clouds. now we're still looking at a yellow alert on thursday. showers, rain, mild. 65. blustery on friday. blustery 54. bundle up, temperatures will be in the 40s and 50s. next seven days, more sunshine on saturday. another system comes at us on sunday. a little coastal tries to develop. 52 with rain. that might be optimistic. the ravens game could be a chilly game. wet, too. 60, seasonal on monday and upper 50s next tuesday. >> in tonight's consumer alert, ford is sshing five new safety recalls covering more than 200,000 vehicles, including its popular f150 vehicles from 2014. the recall also includes certain 2005 to 2011 ford crown victoria, mercury grand marquee, and lincoln town

richard reeve is live in gaithersburg. do they have any leads? >> there continuing to look at leeds. the us is the actual truck that got ripped off. the door was down, but not locked. inside, they had boxes like this for donated toys and also jars like this for collected money. several items were taken. it is the season of giving. in silver spring, someone is taking. >> it's awful. >> stealing toys for tots donation jars and a box of donated toys from this truck thursday. >> they either have to be very desperate because they need it or they have no conscience, taking stuff. >> the man in charge of the montgomery county toys for tots program say it happened at 2:00 in the afternoon when the driver was away on a delivery. hear's disheartening to someone has taken a ox. >> is concerned, the thieves will make collections and pocket the money. >> i think they will collect the money for themselves. >> last year they collected $8,000 in donations, enough to buy toys for 18,000 children in need. >> it's taking away from the needy children of montgomery c

we have some 40s showing up, 43 in gaithersburg, 45 in leesburg, down to 38 in hagerstown and you go out toward cumberland and temperatures are in the mid- 30s. you jump the divide and oakland only 23 degrees. so we still have a bit of wind chill, not so much downtown, but where temps are in the 40s and 30s it feel like 34 toward martinsburg and feel like 37 in winchester. tonight dress for the teens and 20s. don't be fooled it's still in the low 50s downtown. forecast lows 27 downtown, 23 in rockville, fairfax, 21 toward leesburg, 24 in woodbridge, 25 in waldorf and upper 20s by the bay. we'll come back, talk about how long the arctic air will be around and look ahead all the way to thanksgiving. >>> right now police in tallahassee say the gunman who opened fire at florida state university was a lawyer and graduate of the school. a student recorded video of the mayhem just after the shooting in a library packed with students studying for final exams. the gunman is identified as myron may, an fsu graduate who earned his law degree from texas tech university. may wounded three student

we are live at the toys "r" us in gaithersburg. back to you. >> santa needs a little help every now and then. >> looks like she's having fun out there. >> if you are looking for a new furry friend, today might be your lucky day. celebrating black friday with its cuddlebuster deals. today and tomorrow, all black animals, with spots, stripes sore patches will two home for a $10 adoption fees. almost animals are half off. . >>> tack a look. so precious, this little guy. the yorkie walked into firestation 806 in springdale, maryland early yesterday morning. a firefighter spotted him and immediately brought the dog in from the col >> someone saw him walking around, opened the door and brought him inside. he had some type of collar on, so he had to belong to somebody. we took him in and let him sleep all night long. >> well, firefighters spent part of the morning going door to door in the neighborhood trying to find the dog's owner. he doesn't have a microchip. if you know who he belongs to, call firestation 806. >> he looks like he's in

inches in gaithersburg. they would pick up six inches, which will be one of the higher totals that we have. in west virginia that it will be 3.2 inches. so it's not a bad storm in the higher elevations. topper back to you. >>> i guess that the question is if it is snowing six inches that it will melt four. did they really snow that much? that's the old tree in the forest right now. think about it. 34 downtown in gaithersburg and 36 in culpeper. so these temperatures, they will still be well above freezing. but with that said, that it will be 33 and 34 on the overpass. and it could be black ice. and so please that it will be a big concern tonight. in town that it will be the problems. and that they will be giving it to you tomorrow morning, but don't slip on the driveway. cold this morning, maybe a flurry. still cold and sunny for black friday if you want to fight the clouds and you want to fight a little bit of the cold temperatures in the 70s. our future cast is 8:00 tonight and everything is gone and maybe

by 9:00 mainly upper 20s, 29 in gaithersburg, leesburg, 28 in martinsburg and hagerstown. this is the next batch of arctic air. by 10:00 most folks north of town in the 20s, still mid-30s downtown but already 32 in la plata, 30 in culpeper, 29 in luray. we'll come back, talk about how long this batch of arctic air lasts, a little pattern change over the weekend and we'll look ahead to travel day wednesday and turkey day. >>> tonight investigators are turning up the heat on a suspected killer on the run. prince george's county police released surveillance video of the man they believe shot and kill 37-year-old hollis johnson. johnson found fatally shot at the fairmont apartments at chillum road last month. crime stoppers is offering a $25,000 reward to capture this guy, 1-866-411-tips. >>> darrius carr of severn, maryland, pled guilty to producing child pornography. federal prosecutors say he agreed to serve 25 years plus a whole lifetime of supervision in exchange for the plea deal. according to prosecutors, carr filmed himself sexually assaulting a toddler aged girl last

so 32 gaithersburg. 34 in leesburg. and 35 in manassas. a few high clouds will come through tomorrow ahead of the cold front but it will move through dry. by 7:00 tomorrow night low-to-mid 30s across the board. just with some high clouds. so tonight clear skies. very cold. i think the coldest so far this season. coldest since last march anyway. 14 to 24 for lows. the record low is 20 at dulles. i think we will break that. the record low at national is 18. that is a safe one. 23 downtown. 20 in bethesda. 19 in fairfax. 16 sterling. 19 rock victim. 19 in college park. 20 in buie. your day planner. 20s through 9:00. 33 at 11:00. 35 at 1 p.m. remember those are downtown temps. next three days still chilly on thursday. 46. a little bit colder on friday. temperature about 43. and then we get into the weekend. here's the light at the end of the tunnel. 55 on saturday. mid 60s on sunday with some showers late. upper 60s monday with showers late. even tuesday some morning clouds. temperatures in the upper 50s. >> all right. good. >> well, you know.

by 4:00 already 47 in gaithersburg and 48 in leesburg. so some of the high school football games will be played in the 40s and couple that with winds it will really feel chilly, 51 at 4:00 downtown. by 6:00 tomorrow evening everybody is in the, low 40s gaithersburg, mid-40s leesburg, manassas, upper 40s downtown. if you're out late tomorrow night like 8:00, now we're in the upper 30s in gaithersburg and low 40s downtown and just updated at 8:30 now it's 37 in gaithersburg tomorrow night. if you have a big night on the up -- on the town planned, you'll need a heavy coat. >> tomorrow morning 26 mile-per- hour wind gusts possible downtown and by 11:00 winds could be gusting near 30 miles an hour. break this down. 48 at 7:00, 52 at 9:00. it holds at 54 at 11:00 and also 1:00. breezy and chilly saturday but a respectable day for the heart walk, mid-50s and then breezy and cool sunday for the ravens, highs near 60. next seven days milder monday, back in the mid-60s. we're near 70 on veterans day and then rain and showers wednesday and then perh

we'll stay 69 downtown. 68 gaithersburg, rockville. mid 60s, and there's not a small craft advisory tomorrow on the bay and title potomac. here's the day planner. a little bit of sun. temperatures in the 50s and 65 by 11:00. and then 67 mostly cloudy by 1:00. next three days, showers and mild on thursday. there's your yellow alert day. 65. probably add a little time to your morning commute. and then breezy and cool on friday. kind of blustery. highs only in the mid 50s. next seven days, more sunshine on saturday. 59. and sunday, a blustery day, 52. although i looked at information, may not see that much rain in the metro. we'll keep you posted on that. still chilly. 60 on monday. seasonal, and then sunshine on tuesday with highs in the upper 50s. >> katie is here talking about our favorite team. >> the redskins and rg3? >> of course, what else? the redskins gave up an arm and a leg to get robert griffin, iii, a couple years ago, but is the coaching staff not convinced he is the future? griffin responds to the criticism cocoa or eggnog?

two people shot at their workplace in gaithersburg. a 65-year-old man came out sweeney building services on a gurney. his gunshot wound, we're told, not life threatening. a man at a business a few doors down heard gunshots at lunch. he's afraid to show his face, because the shooters have not been caught. >> when we heard some gun shots. like four gunshots. the next thing you know, looked out, broken glass. >> reporter: a 75-year-old woman was also shot. she came to this man to get help. >> locked or dours, called 911. we brought her back inside our office. she said she was shot. one of the secretaries helped her control the blood. >> reporter: sweeney employees are extremely upset. they were just robbed two months ago. police are trying to figure out if the crimes are connected. >> this may have been a robbery attempt. the glass door may have been shot out. there are some casings on the ground. >> it's crazy. you know? you can't even come to work and try to have a good day, and you got shooting down here and, you know, they've been rob

windchill right now in gaithersburg, 12 degrees. that's what it feels like. windchill at washington at 16. it's just in the teens for windchills. just to our west, windchills around the bay are in the 20s. that's a bus stop forecast this morning, temperatures near 30 degrees between 7:00 and 8:00 with bright sunshine. the sunshine will still be out between 8:00 and 9:00 but the winds still gusting and frigid near 30 degrees. not going to be much warming today. a look at the hour-by-hour forecast over the next 24 hours in the next weather and traffic on the 1s at 4:41. alexis davies is in this morning, what is going on? >>> we have work zones being picked up on this cold tuesday morning as you mentioned. the overall view of the beltway, no problems being reported in maryland or virginia on the beltway. taking a live look now at the outer loop of the beltway at colesville road, we had the earlier work zone on the outer loop blocking two left lanes. that's been picked up. on the inner loop between colesville road and university, two left lanes were blocked due t

down to 18 in gaithersburg. 17 in leesburg. 19 in culpeper. we're getting pretty used to this around this area. we do want to see that warmup and once again, it's coming. tomorrow even feeling better. partly sunny, temperatures 43 to about degrees during the afternoon. your impact forecast for your saturday on the low side for sure. not much of a weather impact for you as we are just looking at sunshine. and not so cold temperatures. if you're playing soccer tomorrow, maybe towards chantilly, 29 degrees at 7:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m., 34. rising through the day, up to the mid to upper 40s. so we're looking pretty good for tomorrow. but it gets a whole lot better. sunday, even with some cloud cover, should be a great day with a high temperature of 59. again, rain sunday night into monday morning. but monday, a high of 70. we'll call it a chance for showers late in the day on monday. but a high of 70 degrees. here's the roller coaster up and then right back down as we head towards thanksgiving. something else we're watching a storm system wednesday. cou

by 10:00, still 58 downtown. 55 in gaithersburg. 53 in leesburg and 54 in manassas. we could not have diagrammed a better november night. by 11:00, a few clouds overhead and a few clouds moving up north from the northern neck into the southern maryland and then we do find some clouds by midnight. no sprinkles right now. temperatures in the 50s. by morning, a lot of clouds roll through and sprinkles possible down into the south. we will come back and talk about the arctic air. the front rolls through tomorrow. we'll tell you about when the real arctic air arrives. >> the goat of the white house and congress is to get every homeless veteran off the streets. bruce johnson talks with some vets who are proof that it can be done no matter how dire the circumstances. >> i had a lot of trouble getting work after i got out. and the pressure hit soon after that. >> it is miles johnson, d.c. native, college grad, and army specialist 1995, and a street person after that. >> it's all about remaining quiet and remaining quiet. >> kept him on the streets for years and then came the

now temps are cold, 37 downtown, 30 in gaithersburg, 34 in leesburg, 36 in manassas. our lows tonight if we hadn't had last night, we'd be crowing about this. 27 in bethesda, 30 down town, 28 in springfield, 26 in fairfax, maybe out toward leesburg 24 and mid-20s in sterling, rockville, olney and laytonsville. on futurecast notice the arrows. these are winds blowing up from the south. that's a warmer wind, but it will generate a wind chill tonight in the teens and 20s. a few high clouds come in later tonight. we'll come back and talk about how strong those winds get. they're out of the south now. guess what comes through tomorrow. another cold front. >>> topper's winter season forecast has been out a few days now and he's calling for a slightly higher risk for a colderren and snowier winter than -- colder and snowier winter than average and up and down the east coast there is a tight market for road salt. scott broom is on the road live in his mobile newsroom to get us filled in. hey, scott. >> reporter: in the mobile news time ready for the winter weather, too. sha t

by 6:00 a.m. 42 in gaithersburg. 43 in leesburg and 43 in manassas. i think it may be cooler than that. there will be upper 30s. mid 40s downtown and low to mid 40s inside the beltway. by 9:00, temperatures rebound pretty quickly. southwesterly wind. back to 54 downtown and the mid to low 50s. by 3:00, temperatures are going to be flirting with 70. 71 in fredericksburg and almost 70 in d.c. and 70 up in frederic. we'll come back and talk about a cold front and tell you what that means to our thursday. we had to issue a yellow alert. >> his mom says he's an idiot for doing it. but what he did isn't illegal. coming up, why would a guy jump off a boat and on to a floating whale carcass that was surrounded by sharks? we all want to know. and coming up next -- >> eight new enforcement cameras in the district have their eyes on you starting today, but what about this one? it's not on the list. wusa9 >>> if you've got a lead foot, derek, you will want to listen to this story. >> i don't know what she's talking about. starting today, six new speed cameras are

our current wind chill in d.c. 40. 34 in gaithersburg. the first time we have seen temperatures this low and wind chills this low so far this season. now as far as the radar is concerned, notice where we're looking at rain for the most part. but it has mixed in with sleet and snow in parts of the area. the radar does not do a very good job showing this, but we are dealing with some sleet and snow even around the herndon a reston area but coming with rain too. so a big-time mix. this is not going to pose a problem to the roads. we'll talk much more about that and when even colder air moves in, guys. this is just the start. >> thanks, doug. >>> still ahead, an air scare involving one of the biggest names in music. >> i am in the cafeteria. i have the shooter. one shooter. >> and they have released the 911 calls from that deadly sh at a school in washington state. we'll have more on that and on the teacher whose heroic actions cocoa or eggnog? toasty or frosty? exactly the way you want it... until boom, it's bedtime! your mattress is a battl

gaithersburg down to 23 already. and that's not even the wind chill. let's bring in that wind chill with winds now still at the 10 to 20 miles per hour. gaithersburg wind ch at 11. 16 in camp springs. 19 in annapolis. 20 in reston and 14 in dulles. dulles will set a record low temperature as the winds begin to die. our temperatures will begin to fall fairly quickly. they have done so, down to 27 in d.c. at 9:00. 26 by 11:00. that is a very, very cold november evening. storm team 4 radar all clear. we're not talking any rain or snow as the case would be. what we are talking about, those cold numbers. these aren't wind chills tonight. these will be the low temperatures. martinsburg. 18 in frederick. 19 around columbia, and yeah, just cold early tomorrow morning. down to the south in through northern virginia. leesburg at 16. dulles at 16. that would be a new record low temperature for the dulles area. also baltimore expected to set a record tonight. highs tomorrow back into the 30s. and above freezing. 37 d.c. 38 in fredericksburg and 33 in gaithersburg.

still the lower 40s in gaithersburg. temperatures won't fall off tonight thankfully or we would have black ice. most of the showers confined to the upper 30s and the lower 40s. we clear out as they would get cold in gaithersburg and leesburg and a sprinkling of the upper 20s in hagerstown where you could see the upper 20s overnight, dropping to the upper 20s for culpeper. by 8:00 in the morning still in the low to mid-30s with the winds out of the northwest gusty. by lunchtime, no worries walking to lunch, but bundle up with the lower 40s, that's it. by 4:00, if you were lucky enough tomorrow night your team is still in the hunt. it will be in the 30s by about 6:00. in fact in the burbs it will be in gaithersburg and leesburg and manassas. that will be at 6:00 tomorrow night. by 10:00 we'll be talking about temperatures almost in the upper 20s in the suburbs. 37 at 9:00 and 41 at 11:00 and 43 at 1:00 with pure sun on the day planner. still cold, remember that it will be 8:00 tonight and bundle up in the 30s. we'll be oka

we'll show you the current temps. 49 downtown, 41 in gaithersburg, 40 in hagerstown. jump the divide, 28 in oakland. we'll come back, talk about a real temperature roller >>> the race for virginia's u.s. senate seat is finally over. today ed gillespie conceded to mark warner. >> the lead narrowed down and gillespie came treesingly within striking distance. as peggy fox -- closely within striking distinct. as peggy fox will tell us. >> reporter: it does not make sense to ask for a recount. >> so i've called mark warner this morning to congratulate him on his reelection, to thank him for his public service to our commonwealth. >> reporter: he told the crowd it was a hard fought campaign and he loved every minute of it. >> maybe not this one so much. >> reporter: the former chairman of the republican national committee surprised many by coming so close to defeating senator mark warner who started the race with a 29 point lead. while gillespie supporters are disappointed, they are energized at his strong performance and say it paves the way for his neck campaign. gillespi

as far as current numbers, 45 in winchester and gaithersburg. 43 cumberland. still 53 degrees in fredericksburg. the wind gusts are still pretty strong. 31 miles per hour recorded at reagan national airport in the past hour. 29 at washington dulles. winds will diminish. and the combination of diminishing winds and clear skies will yield cold temperatures. mostly sunny and cold in the morning. metro area temperatures waking up, 31 in leesburg. 32 in gaithersburg. 35 in bowie. 31 degrees manassas and 37 in arlington. better news for the weekend. a little warmup begins. we'll track the warming and the chill coming next week. part of our seven-day forecast in a few minutes, leon. >> thank you, doug. mark warner will continue to represent the commonwealth of virginia in the u.s. senate. this afternoon his republican challenger ed gillespie conceded without requesting a recount. gillespie had trailed warner by about 17,000 votes out of more than 2 million cast. the virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg was there for the announcement. i don't think this is the last we'

. >> the gaithersburg council vice president does not like traveling alone. in the last four years come he has taken his wife to at least seven government conferences, most out-of-state in cities like boston, denver, l.a., phoenix, and seattle. wife cost $3000, and you paid every penny. >> we eat out, no differently than at home. $180 dinner atw the ritz-carlton, and a nearly $300 tab for three at a restaurant in frederick. >> that is a small amount of money. we have a $52 million budget. >> he contends that his wife's taxpayer-sponsored entrÉes in transcontinental flights are not luxurious and are always above board. that is because of this two-page document that states that they those birds mayor and five council members -- that the gaithersburg maryland five council members can bring spouses to things free of charge. is that a perk? >> i guess. >> the former mayor voted in favor of the travel benefit. it passed in the 2007. >> it was a way to give recognition to people that are very well deserving of it and that the team stood behind that person when they

futurecast, 8:00 tonight 20 search gaithersburg, leesburg and 28 in manassas -- 27 gaithersburg, leesburg and 28 in manassas. temps are going to fall to the teens eventually tonight. make your plans tomorrow, high temperature near 50. sunday is okay, tracking evening showers, a touch of spring by monday, near 70 and then still seasonable tuesday with highs in the 50s. we will come back, talk more about the timing of the showers and rain sunday and take you through thanksgiving and travel day wednesday. he the florida state university shooter -- >>> the florida state university shooter myron may sent packages to nine of his friends across the country before shooting up a campus library and one of those intended recipients is joe paul from our area. he was alerted by the u.s. postal inspector there was nothing hazardous inside the package. paul said he received a message on facebook and the picture of the package he should receive thk. wee fsgrad myron may shot and injured e threpeople including one person critically. students ran for cover inside the library before police slot and killed m

., 37 in gaithersburg. 37 in fredericksburg and winchester. we're still dealing with windchill and will through the evening hours. tonight, not an as cold as the last two nights. that's good news and the reason why, we have a storm system moving in bringing cloud cover. for buffalo, bringing in more snow. how much more they could see in the area. this storm will bring us more cold. we'll show you how that moves in, in my fo. >>> there is a new demand to expand the already massive airbag recall. there is new action that may be taken in washington to help keep drivers safe. we have team coverage for the story. let's start with erica gonzalez. >> its being called a recall showdown for the ex-spanneded airbags that shoot shrapnel when they deploy on impact. but dekata refusing and drawing the line, agreeing only to regional recalls limited to areas of high heat and humidity. just last night, the highway safety administration demanded dekata recall the driver's side airbags nationwide. tomorrow morning, a hearing is scheduled on the hill to examine

camping out to be the first to get deals in gaithersburg. brandon jackson says he thinks it is worth it to sleep outside for electronics. >> i have never done the whole black friday thing, waiting for something. i figure why not do it. i'm off for the three days. my family is going to be in virginia. so i have nothing to lose. >> he has a long wait ahead of him. you could end up overspending and not even know why. >> erika gonzalez has what major retailers are doing to step up security and keep you safe. >> jessica anderson with kiplinger personal finance says there's a reason you end up buying more than you expected. >> your subconscious has already decided what you're going to buy before you pull out your credit card stphrr that's right. you are propelled to buy for a different reasons, not just the sales. number one, shopping with a friend. >> we've all been there. oh, that looks so great on you. i must have it. >> reporter: the average person will spend 5% more this year than last. nearly $800 this holiday season. if you want to stick to

by 10:00 we're now below freezing, manassas, leesburg, gaithersburg, 31 in la plata and by 11:00 we're looking at 29 in hagerstown, martinsburg, but because of these southerly winds and the few high clouds temps will not fall off the table like last night, but still plenty cold. remember to bring your pets in tonight. we'll talk about the cold front that goes through tomorrow morning when we come back, what that does to our friday and we have hope for a pattern change over the weekend. >>> maryland state highway administration is getting ready to battle snow and the shocking high cost of road salt this season. today they rolled out nine new monster plows that carry so much salt and fuel they only need to make a pit stop half as many times. here's the deputy administrator david coyne. >> we're the spending as much time going back to those facilities to replenish, more time on the road. >> coyne explained last year's polar vortex and this season's prediction for a slightly elevated risk for a snowier than average year ruptured in those salt prices being 25 to 50% higher. >>> tonight a nu

from 33 gaithersburg, 32 frederick. 33 in leesburg to manassas. a cold start, too, saturday. by early saturday morning a bit less wind around. right now on veterans day, the high temperature, 66. could not be better. that'she way it's looking right now. i think we'll have fine conditions, comfortable by november standards. a little later in the newscast when i return a more detailed look at the weekend, and how the wind if it carries over, could impact your outdoor activities. >> news 4's david culver live at the live desk with more breaking news on an abandoned baby. >> right, jim, coming from prince george's county police telling us they've located that child's mother. they say the person who actlly called 911 yesterday to report the baby in beltsville happened to be the child's mother saying she gave birth inside a home in, and called detectives saying she had just become overwhelmed. the mother is currently ree lly receiving medical attention. we talked to the lady who found the baby on the ground. >> i heard a baby crying, then a bigger cry, and i stepped off my porch an

then by 7:00. 7:30 we're in the mid-20s in leesburg, rockville and gaithersburg and frederick. that's pretty darn cold and we're headed for the teens tomorrow night in the burbs. i don't mean way out burbs. i mean pretty close in burbs. we get to the lunch time hour, winds are still gusting over 20 miles per hour so you factor that in with the temps, that's idea wind chills are going to hold in the 20s. remember, that's the temperature you feel on your skin as you go outside. that's what you want to dress for tomorrow, dress for the 20s. by 9:00 winds begin to subside somewhat but still howling back into oakland and davis. eight going to abbrutal day tomorrow and -- to be a brutal day tomorrow in places like oakland and the valley. for tonight showers ending early. they're just about out of here. partial clearing, windy and cold, temperatures 24 to 30. winds west, northwest at 10 to 20 and becoming gusty. by morning partly cloudy, windy and very cold. dress for the 20s. temperatures 24 to 32. then by afternoon, doesn't get much better. partly cloudy, breezy, very cold. windchil

low 40s by 8:00 and then 30s gaithersburg, leesburg, all that 37. 40 now in la plata. lots of clouds rolling in. by lunchtime, walk to lunch. need your coat. temperatures in the 40s. by 4:00, showers north. showers south. right now, just a lot of clouds with temperatures in the 40s. by 6:00, some showers roll through and we'll monitor that. perhaps we'll need a yellow alert. temperatures in the mid 40s. and by 8:00, most of the showers now east of 95 into prince georges county, and into southern maryland. by 11:30, we're back in the 30s. clouds are still lingering. it will take a while, but we will clear late tomorrow night. clear skies, partly cloudy late. breezy, much colder. lows 32 to 42. by morning, clouds roll in very quickly. 32 to 46. and then by afternoon, mostly cloudy and chilly. need a coat all day. high temperatures struggle, struggle to get to 50. in fact, by 9:00, we're only 44. by 11:00, only 49 and we're kind of sitting on 49 with clouds at 1:00 p.m. but still dry. all right. friday, breezy and cold. saturday, lots of shine, but still cold. mid 40s. th

in fact right now we're down in the upper 20 end zone gaithersburg at 28 degrees -- 20s in gaithersburg and teens in the mountains and most areas in the 30s right now. even down south no 40s on the board. right now we're talking most windchills are in the 20s. that's an 18 in montgomery county at the park. sunshine will be with us in the next 35 minutes or so. 36 now at mainly clear skies. feels like 27 with that northwest wind at 14 miles an hour. we have a front off to the east. the cold air is coming in behind it. lots of late snows and this were parts of the u. p. i saw a 40ism -- 42-inch snow total. unbelievable. our futurecast pretty quiet today and tonight and really for the weekend. a few more clouds sunday and by monday, a chilly rain arrives. 44 today. breezy can cold. 30 tonight. with mid 20s north and west. winds will relax now but looks like it will be in the 30s with windchills in the 20s for high school football. tomorrow, mid 40s. sunday increase in clouds and upper 40s. so dry weather at least for the terps and skins this weekend. on monday rain 47. and even colder only

dumping salt on wet roads in gaithersburg, maryland. the will temperatures could dip below freezing tonight. >> definitely a little slippery. >> reporter: jessica decided to fill up. >> you can feel the temperature dropping. anybody still out tonight needs to be a little more careful than they would normally be. >> reporter: tonight thousands of drivers hit the roads for thanksgiving. it is already slick in some spots. watch out for black ice. >> i hope it doesn't freeze. i know lots of people are traveling and i want everyone to be safe. >> we plan on traveling tomorrow. up toward new york. hopefully it won't be too bad. >> this crew drops out at train station parking lots. >> jessica tells me the cold is a good thing on thanksgiving. >> this keeps everyone indoors and the family close together. >> isn't that nice? we talked to some drivers and they say they cannot wait to get to the table and have the turkey with their families. happy thanksgiving. news4. >> thanks. now more on the impact of the weather on travel tomorrow. especially

they've been howling. 44 mile an hour gust in gaithersburg at 10. we're gusting near 40 in hagerstown now. 35 in gaithersburg and near 30 in the metro. gusts not as strong but a very breezy day. when you factor in the arctic air mass, yeah, that's when it's tough to be outside. bright sun now. look at the temperatures. 34. we may get a couple more degrees. might get 37 but it's not going to feel like that in washington. we're still only in the mid-20s near the mason-dixon line. mid-30s south. yeah, got some low 30s in cambridge. the wind chills is what's killing us today. wind chills in the teens and 20s and they're going to stay here all day long. we may set some record lows tonight. i'll have more on that coming up. yes, it will warm up as we head toward the weekend. see you in a few minutes with some better news. >> we'll wait for that. >>> as howard said, it was a cold morning for commuters in new carrollton rushing to catch the bus or metro. they felt it. temperatures were below freezing and the wind only made it feel colder. those waiting outs

gaithersburg, 35. martinsburg, 40. down toward fredericksburg, you add in that little wind, 10 to 15 miles an hour, and you're in the 20s in some areas. 26 gaithersburg. 27 in leesburg. 33 in culpeper. so it's going to be a very cold friday evening. if you're making your way out for some of the black friday deals, you're going to stay on the cold side for sure. no rain, no snow on the radar. that was not the case earlier as we did have a couple snow showers. those snow showers coming down courtesy of the lakes at northwesterly flow bringing us some of those. and we did see some clouds too. but now things are okay. notice something else is going on. some snow back here towards iowa, minnesota. that's actually a warm front. we want this to come through the area. now we're not going to see any snow from it, but take a look at the numbers. just south of that warm front. 62 in wichita. 68 in dallas. 60 in jackson. that's the warmer air that's going to make its way over our region. you can tell where the jet stream is, dippi

by 4:00 it's still 60 in gaithersburg, 61 leesburg, mid- 60s downtown. by 6:00 probably a wet ride home, so just be advised. that's why it's a yellow alert for both commutes. by 7:30 we see some showers beginning to move north and east toward annapolis and the delmarva. by 9:30 some breaks in the clouds and temperatures back in the 50s. we'll fall in the upper 40s by 11:00, walk the dog late tomorrow night. it will be dry but cool. tonight mostly cloudy and mild, rain and showers developing, winds southeast at 10, only 50 to 55, pretty nice. by morning yellow alert, mostly cloudy and mild with rain, showers, perhaps a thunderstorm late morning, a better chance in the afternoon, temperatures 50 to 62 and rain and showers ending late in the day, high temperatures near 65, winds kicking and become northwest 10 to 15 when the front goes through. 58 at 9:00 on your day planner, 60 by 11:00 and 64 with showers by 1:00. friday still looks okay, just a passing shower for high school football, 56. bundle up if you're going to games. temps will fall into the 40s.

already upper 30s in gaithersburg, low 40s downtown. by 6:00 just about the entire metro will be in the 30s tomorrow. that's well below average. our average high is still 59. even la plata will be 36 by 6 p.m. and fredericksburg. 7:30, 8:00 hour, we're at the freezing mark north and west of town leesburg and gaithersburg, clear. by 10:00 if you have plans on the town tomorrow night, 30 in leesburg and manassas, 29 in culpeper by 10:00. if you're out late tomorrow night, just expect upper 20s in the suburbs and low 30s downtown if you're planning a big night on the town. it is friday night, after all, tomorrow. partial clearing tonight, breezy, cold early, a couple flurries possible, low temperatures 28 to 36 and by morning mostly sunny, breezy and cold, a few slick spots possible early. if it's widespread, mr. bernstein will have more on that tomorrow morning at 4:25, temperatures 48 to 52. dress for the 30s even tomorrow. it's going to be in the 30s downtown to start, 37 at 9:00 in the day planner, 41 at 11:00 and 43 at 1:00, pretty mu

temperatures are falling a bit, 38 in martinsburg, 43 in gaithersburg, 51 downtown. surface temperatures do not determine what falls from the sky. we'll talk about more when the rain will kick to snow in the immediate metro area in a minute. >> a seven on the impact meter, that is no joke. >>> because of this eastern storm, some stressed out travelers decided to start a brand-new tradition. that is get out of town the day before the day before thanksgiving. >> that would be today. mola lenghi is live at reagan national airport tonight as travelers make ad many dash to get out of town -- make a mad dash to get out of town. >> reporter: as expected travelers traffic has picked up in the last few hours ahead of tomorrow's mad rush to get out of town. it's one of the busiest travel days of the year, one that doesn't seem like it will be done any favors by the weather. >> i just want to get home as soon as possible. >> reporter: so do ese th people traveling early, a day ahead of one of the busiest travel days of the year. >> actually it's cheaper, but the last couple day

low-to-mid 30s. 35 downtown. 32 in gaithersburg and also manassas. and notice the winds now from the south. so ahead of the front we get a southerly flow. doesn't warm us up too much tomorrow, but we should make it up freezing. at least in the mid-to-upper 30s. so tonight clear and very cold. coldest so far. 14 to 24. winds die down west-northwest at about 10. record low tonight in dulles is 20. i think that's in the bag. the record low high tomorrow is 38. i think that is also in the bag. 20 tonight for a low in bethesda. 19 rockville. 19 in fairfax. 16 in sterling. 16 leesburg. these are straight temps. 19 in college park. we are looking at 20 in buie and 23 by the water. your day planner. we are in the 20s downtown until 9:00 and 33 at 11:00. 35 with sunshine at 1:00. now, on thursday we go back in the mid 40s. still chilly. and then cold again on friday. only 43. again our average high is 57. next seven days finally 55 on saturday. that's a pretty good -- that's a golfable day. 64 on sunday. upper 60s monday. showers late. still 59 on tuesday, wh

walking the dog late tonight, 41 gaithersburg. 42 in manassas. we'll come back. we'll talk about how fast we rebound tomorrow and look ahead to the weekend forecast because theberg di and the burgundy and gold are in town. >>> this week, a woman was sexually assaulted after she was picked up at a commuter lot in prince william county. police want everyone to be on alert. nikki has more on the man police are looking for and how you might be able to find him. >> they are called slugs. people who leave their car in this commuter lot and hitch a ride with strangers to the city. a free ride to the car list and an extra body for the driver so they can hop in the hov lane. hundreds of people do it every day. without issue until yesterday. >> have you ever felt unsafe? >> never. doing it for four years, never felt unsafe. >> jody was among the many people shocked when we told them about what happened tuesday morning around 5:30. police say a woman got in the car with this man, a man she didn't know and went up i-95. this is a sketch of that man who police say exposed him

in gaithersburg, kevin lewis, abc 7 news. hes firing another shot as built support for his plan to overhaul immigration policy. this afternoon he said he gave the house the year and a half to put together a simple yes or no vote on a senate plan. >> i cajoled and i called and i met. i told john boehner i would wash his car. i will walk your dog. , juster you need to do call the bill. that is how democracy is supposed to work. republicans contend the president overstepped his power to end the threat of deportation for 5 million illegal immigrants. hundreds of people were near the white house in a show of gratitude. the executive order would provide relief to millions of families. many of those at the rally were undocumented immigrants themselves who are relieved they can legally apply for work permits. the president's plan set a wave through the community across the nation, but not everyone agrees with the plan. horace holmes joins us outside and he's gothouse reaction from both sides. >> leon, the rally just ended a short whi

they were last seen in gaithersburg in september. today the judge decided hoggle wasn't competent enough to lead police to her children. she's insisted the children are alive and safe, despite beliefs to the contrary. family members say hoggle wants to cooperate. >> i asked her how come she doesn't show me, i could pick them up. she said she needed to show the police herself. >> the family says hoggle has been diagnosed with paranoid skid frenia. she's due in court in january. >>> new reports tonight of violence on a d.c. trail. a woman robbed, apparently lie teenagers, on a popular route for people who bike to and from work. it happened on the metro branch trail in the brookline neighborhood. before moving to breaking news in maryland, jackie bensen spoke to a man who had been attacked on that trail before. >> by 6:00 p.m., it's already too dark to see what lies around the next curve on the metropolitan branch trail, but people still have to get home from work. yesterday evening, a woman reported being grabbed from her bike, struck

in the 20s, 23 in hagerstown. 27 in the gaithersburg area and feels like 30 in manassas. so if you're going out to get anymore of those holiday deals, yeah, it's going to be on the cold side for sure. make sure you bundle up. storm team 4 radar. clear, no more snow showers. there they were earlier from the great lakes. and that's the northwesterly direction. speaking of that direction, look towards minneapolis, more snow here and notice that's on a trajectory right towards our region. you say oh, no, more snow. no, that's not what we're getting. that's a warm front coming through. and look what's behind that warm front. much warmer air. 50s and 60s. 61 in wichita. 70 in dallas. that's the kind of air we've got coming our way the next couple days. so tonight another cold night. down to 30 in d.c. 23 in leesburg. 21 in winchester. we start a very cold day on our saturday, but it's going to warm up very nicely. high temperatures tomorrow back into the 40s for a change. 43 to about 48 degrees. so partly sunny and not nearly as cold. still chilly, and yes, still a little below

at reagan national, 40 six in gaithersburg. the numbers are only going to job. have,in and snow mix we that will come to an end. by tomorrow morning, it will be partly cloudy and breezy. look at some of these forecast low temperatures. 28 in frederick, 28 in hagerstown. 33 agrees downtown. we will look at in the morning in just a few minutes. >> a lame-duck session of congress kicked off today but

it's 19 already in gaithersburg, now downtown at nationalist 27 but they seem to run warm all the time but it's low 20s elsewhere, 22 out into gaithersburg and fredrick, looking at 21 in hagerstown and winds are drying down so kind of a double-edged sword. we don't have a wind chill but that enables the temperature to drop to lower levels so wake up weather not much wind, a lot of sun to start but look at the temperatures. 16-26 at 5:00 and by 7:00, we're 12-24 and by 9:00, 22-30 still well below freezing. only good is no winds in the morning. winds will occur again tomorrow evening. 6:00 on our futurecast lots effeteness and these numbers are still high. 17 in gaithersburg, 18 leesburg, 20 in manassas and 24 downtown and by 8:00 temperatures still in the low to mid 20s. we'll come back and talk about yet another cold front that reinforces our cold air. guess what i had to do? lower temperatures on friday. we'll explain. >> well tonight will be the coldest night in nearly eight months and a few records maybe broken and on a night like tonight the last thing you want to think about is g