we are live at reagan national airport. >> here at reagan national, they did not miss a beat today. one passenger said that we have learned that you cannot let your fears paralyzed. the jubilation of the news of the death of osama bin laden was tempered most of the nation's airports today. >> i am flying today. of course you are nervous. >> could there be a retaliatory attack? that is in the back of her mind as she prepares to board a plane headed for denver. >> you cannot let it interfere with your plans. >> it is business at usual at the airport today. government officials will increase security at airports, train stations, and subways. >> i think it will try to do something. i just do not know what. >> should we be looking for an attempted terrorist attack now that bin lavin is dead? experts say, you bet. >> they will use this as an excuse to speed up an attack or plan one. >> the secretary of state issued a special alert to americans traveling overseas to be extra careful of the next few days and weeks. reporting live reagan national airport for abc 7 news. >>> much more ahead o

only 48 at reagan national. and we do have a little bit of fog in the air here now with sprinkles in washington now. that next wave of rain will be coming through. and a few more waves of rain until noon time. we'll dry out this afternoon. highs near 60. then tonight here's your night planner. it will be in the low 50s through the evening. and low 40s by dawn tomorrow. starting off with a clear sky thursday. big changes on the way into the week and weekend. 6:51. we'll tell you about that. jerry, how is traffic? >> fairfax county off the beaten path along route 7100 at the fair lakes parkway, fair links parkway. things moving along pretty well on the wet roads. just be very careful particularly coming up into the intersections. outer loop at colesville road. delays after new hampshire avenue on the outer loop. inner loop, no hangups to report. travel lanes open. i-95 through springfield, slow. all travel lanes as you begin the long commute north from the river. out on the rails, good news to share with y as far

it's sign of things to come here at reagan national airport. i'll tell what you it will mean now that southwest airlines has purchased airtran. sand j my diet? well yesterday i had an apple turnover. i know it's sort of my weakness. i always keep it in the house. well, that and boston crème pie white chocolate strawberries and mmm key lime pie. yeah, i've already lost some weight. [ female announcer ] yoplait light -- over 30 delicious flavors at about 100 calories. babe, what are you doing?! ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] the yoplait you love now in a 4-pack. try it today. >>> not a good night for the capitals last night as the caps just one loss away from being swept. the fell to the tampa bay lightning last night. caps trail the series three games to none. that means tonight's game at tampa is a must-win or the season is over. puck tonight drops at seven. >>> to baseball now, the twins' francisco liriano threw the first now hitter of the season. 1-0 win over the chicago welcome. little rockian ewalked six and struck out two. we threw 123 pitc

. >> let's focus on the weather. 47 at reagan national. 48 in frederick. ocean city, you are cooler than yesterday morning, 48 for you. so temperatures falling back into the mid-40s. i think a few spots will touch the upper 30s. satellite-radar, going to be a nice quiet day. a few clouds moving through at the moment but generally a sunny day. going to be windy at times. breezy to windy later today with winds out of the north and west gusting to about 25 to 30. it won't be a perfectly still day out there as the winds will be a little brisk at times. we should be dry and lots of sunshine expected. 70 your daytime high. look out for the winds gusting to about 30 miles per hour. more on the weather? more on the weather in just a minute -- more on the weather in just a minute. >>> gunfire along the bw parkway inside the beltway but north of riverdale road. police are on the scene. they say two victims, both male, were taken to the hospital. officers say it is possible the gunshots were fired from one vehicle to another. the search is on if a suspect and police

clear, 60 degrees at reagan national the wind not a problem, out of the south at 3 miles per hour. our high today 74 degrees. normally 73 so right on target. 65 at children's hospital in the district. 55 in trying to, virginia. pentatonic currently 53. a high temperature of 72 after a low of 48. temperatures will eventually go into the 50's. manassas 52. 59 down in quantico. mild air in st. louis in the 70's. the same is true in nashville. this rain will remain away for the next couple of days. temperatures will only be in the mid 70's. we are looking at temperatures in the '80s? no time soon. sunshine tomorrow. the sun will stick around thanks to an area of high pressure on tuesday and even into wednesday. by thursday clouds will start to increase. clouds a mixture of clouds but for the most part mostly sunny, and then this guy's really begin to clear. clear skies throughout the day on tuesday, into wednesday. clouds will start to increase just a little bit, and on thursday cloudy skies and a cold front approaching from the west bringing thunderstorms on friday. a gradual clearing

and sun was up 25 minutes ago. 46 at reagan national. mid 40s. montgomery, fairfax counties, the mid 40s. central virginia, just near 40. we've got a clear sky this morning. and temperatures by 9:00 should be near 50. by noontime to 60s. a northwest wind gusting to 20 to 25 miles per hour. >> it's going to be chillier. so you'll node to wear your fleece this morning. dress for a mild afternoon. up to 70. by then, the wind should diminish. we'll have lots of sun this afternoon. clear evening. a look at your night planner. that will come up in ten minutes. eun and joe. >>> northbound lanes of the bw parkway are closed near the beltway. >> police are investigating a double shooting around 3:00 this morning. and tracee wilkins is live on the scene. she has the latest. good morning, tracee. >> we have daylight. let me show you what the crime scene is looking at right now. this is why we have the northbound lane of the bw parkway shut down right now. they are still investigating. you can see, the pickup truck is here on the scene. they're wrapped up wi

right now, it is 68 degrees under cloudy skies at reagan national. here in northwest d.c., we're look at partly sunny skies already. the satellite radar picture shows we saw some light showers go through earlier this morning but now we're drying out and in fact, the clouds are starting to break up. right now, temperatures are getting up there. upper 60s for d.c. already 72 in manassas. fredericksburg, 76 degrees. coming up from the south, hagerstown at 63 degrees at this hour on this monday. here is a look at the forecast. you can see generally by 5:00 tonight, we're not worried about showers for d.c. they're off well to the north and west of us. but then things will change over time. we will continue to warm things up even more so on tuesday. but then by tuesday, at 6:00, there is the clock. you can see showers start to come in tuesday night, overnight into wednesday. we have a chance though, we can see some thunderstorms with this system. that cold front is going to come on through. we'll really feel the effects of that front by wednesday. also, sl

much cooler. 53 at reagan national. 50 in frederick. we have 40s off to the north and west. winchester, 47. hagerstown, 46. check out our high temperature today. it will be a cool one. early showers, partly sunny, cool and breezy. 60 your daytime high. much, much cooler than yesterday. more details on the forecast in just a minute. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we start this morning with breaking news out of montgomery county where a home exploded just a few hours ago. this happened just before 3:00 this morning on ashley drive in garrett park. fire crews are on the scene. we know two people were hurt during this. trees are down at the house and there is a burning gas line there. it is unclear at this time exactly what caused the blast. >>> the white house is still considering whether to release photos of bin laden. there are pictures of the dead terror mastermind but they are described as gruesome and some feel they could inflame people in the muslim community. all, lawmakers on capitol hill want to know if pakistan knew bin laden was hiding in plain sight. he lived at tha

temperatures in the mid-60s. 65 at reagan national. and it's in the low to mid-60s in arlington, fairfax and montgomery. prince george's, mid-60s. st. mary's, near the bay, low to mid-60s there. loudon county, northern shenandoah, near 606789 lower part of the bay and virginia tidewater, low 60s there. 50s out of the mountains of western maryland and west virginia. over the last 12 hours, a line of showers and storms moving across kentucky, into ohio, indiana. some of the storms are slowly advancing to the east. for us we have clouds coming through. looks like that storm system will not be arriving until late this afternoon. washington monument under a mostly clear sky. building as the morning progresses. sunrise, 6:08. near 80. sunshine in and out. midafternoon may peak near mid-80s for a brief time. then late afternoon, some strong thunderstorms will likely be developing. maybe some of those storms producing damaging winds, hail and cannot even rule out an isolated tornado late this afternoon and early this evening. after that, maybe

>> reporter: southwest will have a presence at reagan national airport. something that travelers are looking forward to. >> this is the first time i have flown to airtran and in a bit. >> i checked in, one bag was one pound over and i had to pay $49 for the extra five pounds and $20 for the other bag. >> reporter: southwest balloons drop bag fees and be class on airtran flights and perhaps before the planes are branded. >> bringing two airlines together and one love. >> it could mean fewer cancellations and more ways for air travelers to go somewhere. >> there are no plans for now to expand at reagan national, although a southwest representative told me they will try to spruce up the new area in terminal a and it could use some southwest love. >> yeah. >> and that could use a lot of love. >> you would think that will drive prices down and. >> you have to remember that airtran was a competitor of southwest airlines in the low- fare category. that could mean that there is a little increase in price, not huge but don't expect to see the super low air fares.

right now, 65 at reagan national. that is nice and warm. fredericksburg, good morning, you are on the mild side as well. looking for 50s. baltimore the cool spot at this hour. we have a frontal system which will be approaching during the course of the day. that will fill some clouds in the area and eventually a pretty good chance of showers and thunderstorms. most of the shower and thunderstorm activity hold off until later tonight. that will usher in much cool are air for the day tomorrow. ahead of the front, we'll see some sunshine and warm temperatures. -- that will usher in much cooler air for the day tomorrow. a nice summery afternoon for us. back to you. >> thank you. >>> president obama will travel to new york city thursday to mark the death of osama bin laden. the white house says he will visit ground zero and meet with the families of those killed nearly 10 years ago in the september 11th terror attack. we're also learning more about the person who led u.s. forces to bin laden. he was bin laden's most trusted courier but it took ye

low to mid-50s. 56 at reagan national. cloudy sky over capitol hill. by noon time, we should be in the mid-60s. a break in the sunshine by late morning and early afternoon. cloudy the rest of the afternoon. slight chance of an additional shower. highs upper 60s to near 70. then tomorrow near 80 and partly sunny. some likely showers and thunderstorms. maybe lingering showers midday wednesday. much cooler wednesday afternoon. here's a look at the end of the week and the weekend. highs near 70. chance of showers friday. over the weekend, small chance of a shower >> tom, chopper 4 over i-270. unique perspective. follow the right side of your 300, 302. marc camden 841, brunswick 870 both delayed. >>> who has the momentum now as the series shifts to cam ta bay. >>> and more on the death of osama bin laden. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] with amazing innovation, driven by relentless competition, wireless puts the world at your command. ♪ >>> score! >> well, the caps find themselves facing an uphill battle after game 2 in overfinal against the tampa bay ligh

fredericksburg, 73. 65 reagan national. low 60s near the pennsylvania border. slight chance of isolated shower today and tonight. high around 70, low 70s around the south. tomorrow, partly sunny, mid 80 tomorrow afternoon. likelihood of storms developing late afternoon and evening tuesday. unfortunately, some of those storms could be severe with damaging winds. then by wednesday morning, cooler, near 50. could have showers wednesday morning through midday wednesday. some sunshine back during the afternoon. but much cooler, highs only low 60s. into thursday, friday, saturday, sun, highs near 70 each day. a chance of showers friday, perhaps again saturday night. >> thank you, tom. >>> now to the roads. tanya hutchins, problems? >> yes. i whereby i had better news for you. outer loop on south side of belt weigh is a parking lot. let's take a look right at van dorn street. all lanes are blocked up ahead at eisenhower. outer loop traffic is going to be forced to exit at telegraph road. quite a backup. this is what it looks like north of van dorn. all lanes closed on

currently, conditions being reported at reagan national airport look like this. our current temperature at reagan national is 63 degrees. relative humidity is at 87%. winds are out of the south at nine miles per hour. they will pick up. those wind will pick up later on today. barometric pressure, 30.05. your day planner for today, not a bad amount of sunshine early. more clouds build in later in the day. look for a high in the low to mid-80s depending on where you are. our viewers out to the west will start to see some precipitation, maybe some showers and thunderstorms in the late part of the day and the rest of us during the evening. >> you say strong, do you mean super strong this. >> i don't mean super strong but there is a chance we could see some strong thunderstorms. >> lets check in with julie wright and the traffic. >> so far, no incidents to report. talking about the trip coming in out of the west off of 66. this is how it is shaping up. getting busy as you travel between the two 234 interchanges with delays leaving 24 headed eastbound. traffic slows ag

there we are, good morning, 59 degrees at reagan national. starting to warm up. should be warmer than yesterday. yesterday our daytime highs held out in the upper 50s and low 60s and today warmer and if we get any sunshine at all. 59 degrees at reagan national. back to you for news. allison and tony. >> thank you. >> we'll get back to you in a moment. >>> and we want to get to the state department where we understand hillary clinton is speaking. >> from the embassy bombings in africa to the strike on the uss cole to the attack of september 11th, 2001, and so many more. these were not just attacks against americans, although we suffered grievous losses. these were attacked against the world. in italy and madrid, istanbul, and innocent people, most of them muslim, were targeted in markets and mosques, in subway stations and on airplanes. each attack motivated by a violent ideology in a holds no value for human life or regard for human dignity. i know that nothing can make up for the loss of the victims or fill the voids they left. but i hope their familys can now f

let's get started with the current conditions, reagan national 55 degrees, at last look, 55 in baltimore, 59 in ocean city, and 55 in winchester. cool one yesterday, the rain showers yesterday part of a warm front lifting north and east. you can see a lot of clouds out to the west. partly to mostly cloudy today. i think more sunshine than yesterday. not a bright blue sunny day today. cold front to the west will get in here late in the day tomorrow, and tomorrow night and cool us down for wednesday. more clouds than sun. the possibility of a few showers. warmer than yesterday, 74 your daytime high. bring an umbrella just in case. most of the day should dry. >>> thank you. julie wright has the latest traffic. are there roads blocked off downtown with the celebration at the white house? >> that's what we're thinking right now. headed into downtown this morning, keep an eye out for pedestrians as you work your way around constitution avenue, 16th, 14th. lanes are open on 66 as you work inbound from fair oaks who ward 123 and again eastbound toward the beltway, all lanes are open right now tr

reagan national is reporting light rain, fog and mist. we do have some heavier rain just to the west of frederick, right around front royal and down near charlottesville as well. and maybe fredericksberg, it looks like you'll get another batch of heavier rainfall moving through. but these aren't as impressive as they were this morning. so we continue to watch this track off to the north and east. temperatures across the region, they continue to drop and they've dropped significantly from the 60s, pardon me, 60s late last night and to the 50s this morning and now to the 40s. 46 degrees in washington. 45 at gaithersburg. when i came to work it was 53. 48 now in quantico. winchester 45. and winds have been gusting. we've been telling you that. latest wind gusts in washington 25 miles per hour. so that's part of the story this morning. and it's going to be at the very least breezy through the day today as the front comes through and those breezes will shift out of the northwest and they will bring in -- or they have shifted and they're bringi

right now 58 at reagan national. we have a southerly wind off the river there and as a result, the school spot around our region. yes, the pollen count has climbed. up right now around 500 and still mostly oak tree pollen, but if you're sneezing and wheezing, red, watery eyes, it's because that pollen count has rebounded. look at the temperatures already now into the 60s from the shenandoah valley and southern maryland and in montgomery and arlington, and fairfax counties in the mid-60s. over the last 12 hours. high clouds drifting in from the midwest. associated with a weak front and an upper level disturbance. drifting over us by later this afternoon as it does move on through, we have a small chance of an isolated shower or maybe a thunder shower by late this afternoon and between now and then, we should make it into the low, maybe mid-70s especially areas just to our south and southerly and southwesterly breeze around 15 to occasionally 20 miles an hour by this afternoon. and then overnight tonight, we'll be most

cloudy skies. 64 degrees currently at reagan national airport. when at the northwest at 8 miles per hour. was 72 degrees, target.uch on the record was set in 1930. landover -- 64. no rain to speak up. a final stop texas to washington where it is 61 degrees are to birchers ranged 50's to the 60's. doppler radar shows showers to us.south of for the immediate metro, a few sprinkles here or there. it will not amount to a whole lot. showers back in the forecast for tomorrow. a 30% chance. cooler in pittsburgh. air to the south of us. give us a couple of days, and it nicer outside. temperatures will warm up on monday, tuesday, and wednesday. winds will be to the south. high pressure will build behind the system. a few showers here and there, to the west of d.c. a remoteoudy and two.r or 48 to 55 degrees for an overnight low. a 30% to mother's day -- chance of possible showers. most of us will see partly sunny temperatures near 70 to 75 degrees. wins out of the north. is the extended outlook. mid 70's on monday, tuesday, and into wednesday. a cold front

the showers will come to an end and just some patchy drizzle for tonight. 59 degrees at reagan national airport. wines of the east at 10 miles per hour. 10 degrees below average for this time of year. 61 degrees for our high temperature. 96, the record set and 1942. 54 after a high of 58 degrees. 54 in gaithersburg. george washington university -- the current reading of 59. temperatures at 10 degree difference as you head to the north. hagerstown at 56. 51 in manassas. warmer temperatures it really not that far away, as you travel to the south the carolinas well into the 70's. we will see temperatures in the 70's tomorrow. there will be a cold front off to the west of us. this arrives late tuesday into wednesday as it moves closer to the mid-atlantic. the clouds will stick around. the best chance for showers and embedded thunderstorms will come into being on tuesday night and wednesday. live doppler radar. a few light showers on a interstate270, down towards annapolis and the delmarva peninsula. we will see periods of heavy rain for the next 25 minutes. the next 48 hours clouds increase

here is a look at the current conditions being reported at reagan national. it is a cool start to the day. 47degrees at reagan national. relative humidity, 66%. your winds are out of the northwest at 10 miles per hour. forecast for today, lots of sunshine, rather breezy today but high temperatures right about where they should be maybe a tad below normal. ranging from the upper 60s, 67 in hagerstown to 70 in washington. 72 in fredericksburg. more details on the forecast coming up in just a little bit. >> things already starting to heat up on the roadways of we have some issue this is morning. julie wright has the latest on that for us. >> good morning to you all. we are talking about the closure of the northbound side of the baltimore-washington parkway. you guys headed northbound out of d.c. this morning headed out towards the capital beltway will now be diverted off at 410 here in riverdale. that is because police are on the scene investigating what is reported to be a double shooting that occurred back in the 2:00 hour. stacy cohan is live on the scene. we

right now 47 degrees at reagan national. and it really feels it too. you mix in winds out of the north and west gusting to about 25, it feels cool out there. 46 in frederick. look at ocean city, cooler air hasn't gotten to you yet, 66 down at the beach. here is your forecast, early showers giving away to partial sunshine, cool and breezy and high temperature just 60 degrees today and check out the winds out of the forth and west gusting to about 25 miles per hour. so it will be a cool one. more details in the forecast and we'll take a sneak peek at the weekend coming up. >>> now to our top story this morning. a house explosion in montgomery county. this photo taken by montgomery county fire and rescue. >> you can see this -- in this picture the house is a pile of rubble now. it happened just after 3:00 this morning on ashley drive in roshville and that's where we find stacy cohan live with the latest now. stacy, good morning. >> reporter: i do not have good news to report. we reported that the man and woman inside the house were rescued and were seriou

mild start, 64 right now at reagan national. 64 in baltimore. patuxent naval air station and fredericksberg already in the upper 60s. 68 degrees for you. and a little cooler to the north and west. hagerstown is 59. looking at our satellite radar, kind of a mix of sun and clouds to start your day. it will get mostly cloudy later this afternoon. and eventually some of the rain shower activity and or the possibility of some thunderstorms will get in here with that cold front. i think the timing on that will be later this evening and overnight tonight. and as that front arrives, some of the storms could be on the strong side, so look out for that. behind the front, much cooler and drier air moves in during the day tomorrow and our highs tomorrow will only be in the 60s. so much cooler air on the way after a warm-up today. partly sunny skies and most of today should be dry. the rain will arrive later tonight. warm and breezy, 84 degrees the daytime high with winds out of the south at 10-15. we have a coastal flood advisory if you are out on the bay a

national. 50 in baltimore. fredericksberg is 51 at this hour. in the mountains where it was in the low to mid-40s earlier, 51 in winchester. want to mention winds. there will be blowing at times today out of the north and west, gusting to about 25-30 miles per hour. so it won't be a perfectly still day. we'll have breezes to deal with. but otherwise a nice-looking afternoon as we should have plenty of sunshine and quiet weather patterns setting up for the next day and a half. satellite radar showing you the clear skiesch a few clouds moving through overnight but you can see a lot of clear skies into ohio and indiana and that's moving overhead for the next day and a half. so nice looking forecast for the remainder of today. and then tomorrow we'll see clouds move in and the possibility of a few showers by late in the day tomorrow. more details on that coming up. a lot of sunshine, windy at times. 70 is the daytime high. winds out of the north and west gusting to about 30 miles per hour. we'll have more details o

reagan national, 63 degrees. prince george's county, low 60s. it's near 60 in arlington, fairfax and montgomery counties. farther west and north, a few isolated conditions dipped to upper 50s, near 60. farther south and east, southern maryland, lower part of the bay, northern neck, temperatures there in the mid-60s on this tuesday morning. parts of the shenandoah valley into the upper 50s. central park. we have patchy fog that's forming in the open fields and rural areas right now over the jefferson memorial, partly cloudy sky. and sunrise is at 6:08 this morning. just a little more than an hour away. and we'll have a little bit of sunshine in and out through midday. a rapid warmup by 9:00 near 70. by noon, near 80. by midafternoon it may hit the mid-80s for a brief time. then late this afternoon, into this evening, strong storms are possible. some of which would produce damaging winds, an isolated tornado. a look at night planner in 10 minutes. >>> tom, lake forest mall just getting initial reports of an accident. fire department just pulling u

we're in the 50s at reagan national 56. dull let's international and bwi are at 45 right now. temperatures in the 50s, i'm sorry that should say 50s, temperatures in the upper 50s, we'll fix that for you. mostly cloudy with a few showers here and there and then the forecast for today we'll look far mostly cloudy skies with a chance of a shower or two later on. the high in the 70s. that's a look at weather, we'll have more in a little bit. >> thank you. let's check with julie wright with traffic early this monday. >> hey, good morning to you all. steve you mentioned when we came back there was a lot of celebrating happening downtown around lafayette park. we have street closures near the white house, 15th, 17th street, north of h street. that'watch out for. in downtown we have construction in place westbound constitution avenue between 20th and 23rd. live shot at 15th street, we have part of the road closed. it's hard to see we do have barrels out there where we have blocked portions of the street for participants celebrating near the white house. let's say good morning to sky

and reagan national, it's 47, mid 40s in montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties. the clear skies in jefferson memorial. the sunrise is less than an hour away. lots of sun this morning. but dress for a cold morning. northwest wind will be gusting 20 to 25 miles per hour here in the next few hours and it will diminish this afternoon. lots of sun highs reaching near 70. then overnight, here's the night planner. after a clear sunset, a clear evening down to the 50s after sunset. then the 40s again tomorrow morning. not quite as cold as this morning. a look at friday to the weekend. a look at next week. >>> we have the issues on the bw parkway. listen carefully. if you take the parkway inside the beltway, northbound, travel lanes are close because of the police investigation. northbound bw parkway traffic you'll be diverted to route 410 riverdale road. take that to the capital beltway. important to note, southbound unaffected from the beltway on in. but everything north of the beltway northbound and southbound are good to go. the bwi, in good shape. not affected. that

degrees at reagan national with the wind out of the south. out there mighty hot of the year with a of 92, agh longstanding record set back in 1936. in oakton, va., a high of 79. upper northwest, d.c., a higher elevation, 65 degrees after a high of 72. 64 in bladensburg, maryland. in winchester, 57. in fredericksburg, if you are milder air ore st. louis is 73. nashville at 70. satellite radar dry for the next several days. high pressure just to the west of us. whins out of the north. a lot of sunshine on the way. the sunshine not only for as we move into wednesday and for the day, futurecast clouds beginning to break up. tomorrow, we see clouds in the morning, a son in the afternoon. tuesday, as we head through the lots of sunshine, and the the southin to and west. clearing for the clear and comfortable. " and comfortable tonight. cooler temperatures across the shenandoah valley. tomorrow looks like a great day, of sunshine, beautiful outside. 72 to 77 degrees. a stretcher nice weather to continue. it will. middle 70's.esday, workload on thurs

generally the low to mid-50s throughout the region. 56 at reagan national. you'll need a light jacket. maybe an umbrella. small chance of a sprinkle this morning, slight chance of afternoon shower. upper 60s to 70 by afternoon. sunrise 6:10. sunset, 8:01. and overnight tonight looks like we will stay cloudy and mild. a look at that with night planner a at 5:11. jerry, good morning. how's traffic now. >> good morning, tom. good morning, everyone. approach to the american hraoepblg bridge, either direction has been picked up. so right now the inner loop as you head through tyson's corner around the bend moving along nicely. outer loop, no worries there. in from the west on interstate 66, just a little bit of volume now. manassas east to centreville and fair oaks, overnight construction. all the barrels to the shoulder. first check of the trades. pretty good shape. metro, vre, marc, no delays. >>> thank you. >>> now to this morning's big story, the death of osama bin laden. in august of last year president obama was briefed on a u.s. intelligence league that li

that's nippy for this time of year. 46, partly cloudy at reagan national with a west-northwest wind at 13. dew points in the 30s. the air has dried out as opposed to yesterday morning when we had rain around. dryer air for today, but already lurking out across the midwest is our next weather maker. low pressure in minnesota with a trailing front. this will turn into a trough of low pressure. it is not a front in the traditional sense. a couple showers in pennsylvania and new york and new england. with high pressure building in and the big difference between this high and the low in new england, that will drive the winds all day. now, tonight that storm gets further away, the high gets further away. the winds will not be nearly as hardy tonight. then tomorrow we start in the morning with a few clouds early, 8:00 and then become mostly cloudy with showers developing later on in the afternoon for the evening hours. by saturday morning though this will all be to our east and we'll start to see sunshine. as far as rain amounts we're talking about rain amounts which will be maybe a quarter t

we have just a few clouds off there in the western horizon and cinco de mayo. 60 degrees at reagan national and wind out of the northwest at 12 and you can see the camera bouncing around and a bit of a blustery wind. look at the lows we had this morning. stanton, virginia, shenandoah valley got down to 35 degrees on may the 5th and closer to washington, our temperatures bottomed out in the mid-40s west and north of washington and low 40s northern montgomery county and to the east and south of washington, temperatures bottom out mid-40s there and the low at reagan national was 46 and now, we have climbed back up to around 60 degrees with that strong may sun coming out from the bay to the eastern shore and into the shenandoah valley and generally in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. near 50 in western maryland and much of west virginia. over the last 12 hours, high pressure moving in and that brought in the chill and those winds diminishesing a we get into the afternoon hours. the wind coming from a combination of low pressure and the high pressure pushing in giving us a blustery condition bu

national. the dew point of 42 degrees. dry and comfortable downside with the wind at 9 miles per hour. 60 degrees currently in germantown. wind is around 5 miles per hour. upper 60's this hour with the wind gust upwards of 20 m.p.h.. at washington lee high school on newer sites, 66 degrees. temperatures holding in the upper 60's and lower 70's. clear downtown. 66 at dallas. i love that were signed in fredericksburg. you can see the schirmers approaching from the west in garrett and allegany county. across the shenandoah valley, light showers of this time that nwill not amount to a whole lot. the gusting wind and small hail, but we're not expecting anything to become severe. cooler air to the north and west of us with warmer air to the south and west. 81 in st. louis at this hour. the badger lower for the upcoming week. we will get into the 70's for the daytime high. scattered showers across southern pennsylvania and west virginia. these will move out of here by tomorrow afternoon and we will ke

your temperature at reagan national officially 65. they're reporting cloudy skies, but it's a thin overcast and still plenty of sunshine out there and a south-southwest wind at 14. your barometer, it is falling, 29.96 as weak areas of low pressure sort of head this way. on shore flow in the northwest, little disturbances and this becomes a little tricky as a meteorologist. we have a big storm, it's easier to track, but with the little pieces of energy like there in h and -- this in ohio and timing and location make all the differences. things have shifted just enough to where the disturbance in pennsylvania? that's slipping out and sunday slips south as well. 7:00 tonight, notice the green on the map from d. c. north and west. overnight, that stuff pulls away froms and we start saturday -- us and we start saturday morning relativity quiet. you saturday morning softball, little leaguing soccer, should be fine. but saturday afternoon, here comes this disturbance out of pennsylvania. midday in pennsylvania, it's raining starting again in

there is the temperature of reagan national airport, 55 degrees. the dew point level is comfortable in the 40's. normally we will see daytime highs of around 71. the record was set back in 1942. childrens hospital is a 58 degrees. earlier, they had wind gusts over 20 miles an hour. the final stop texas to damascus. it is 53 degrees when about 5 miles an hour. temperatures are down in the 40's in manassas. it is 48 degrees. there is a warm front to the west. the warm front will bring us increasing clouds late tomorrow afternoon and maybe even a sprinkle across western maryland the panhandle of west virginia. we're not expecting much, only about a 30% chance we will see anything at all. it will not add up to a lot. it is a welcome change for the east coast. no watches or warnings for severe weather. in the upper midwest they have blizzard warnings. more than a foot of snow has fallen. wind speeds are of to 50 miles an hour. winter is still holding on tight. here is the next 48 hours. the high pressure moves off shore. a few sprinkles in the late afte

it's partly cloudy at reagan national. feels like 55. the winds are south/southwest at around 5 miles per hour. here's a look at the national picture. severe weather going through parts of arkansas and texas, including some tornadoes and severe thunderstorm warnings as well. but in our area, you can see the entire east coast generally under high pressure and really seeing nice conditions. for sunday afternoon, we're expecting increase in clouds. that means passing showers possible. they'll be light in nature. then we're cooling down eventually tuesday and really into wednesday. for the middle of your work week. all right, here's a look at your 9 futurecast, show you what's happening, when and where. tomorrow morning there's the clock at 10:00 a.m. we'll be dry. there's no green on the map. we've got clouds out here coming in from the north and west. by 3:30, looks like we'll see showers out for the potomac highlands, shenandoah valley. this kind of clips d.c. a little bit here by the evening hours. by 6:30, frederick and north of baltimo

reagan national cloudy skies. just a little bit of a chill out there. jet stream. coming onshore on the west coast. a little rise there in the northern plains then here is that northwesterly flow. tracked to our south and west and i think that will be the case for the overnight batch of showers and tomorrow we will have to watch to see what pops up here. here we go in the morning. a few sprinkles there. 9:15. we are okay. then in the afternoon a couple more showers do start to pop up. your next few day break down. 70 degrees. really nice monday and tuesday. where in the low 70s. make it mid-70s by thursday with a slight chance of a shower then unfortunately friday and saturday looks like the shower thunderstorm chance increases. temperatures still comfy in the low 70s. >>> terps seem to know what they want, right? >> they know what they want. no offer has been given yet but i think it will be his to turn down they are going after shawn miller. search for gary williams' replacement if full swing. we will tell you who they are eyeing as the new terrapins head coach.

it's only 46 at reagan national. where the sun has been breaking out the last hour, it's rebounding nicely now. shenandoah valley is at the mid-50s there but still raining on the eastern shore, only near 50 degrees there. out in the mountains of western maryland, west virginia, many locations in the low to mid-40s on this wednesday morning. over the last 12 hours the last of the rain exiting. we've had a front come on through. a few sprinkles with an upper level disturbance. now the wider view showing that we have a large area of high pressure that will be moving in from the tennessee valley will be tracking right over the top of us, drying things out as we get into tomorrow. we have some sunshine. also some very chilly temperatures. some locations in the mountains may have a freeze tomorrow morning. parts of southern west virginia, maybe even the central and southern shenandoah valley. there may be a freeze. as we go over the next 48 hours, winds will diminish as the high pressure pushes in. cloudiness around tomorr

the official high at reagan national. great day to be out for brunch today. took my mom out today. she was visiting. doppler radar. a slight chance for some sprinkles. maybe a brief shower tonight. overall though we should be dry. right now it is 72 at college park. 69 arlington. 70s in bethesda. and 68 degrees in davidsonville. so temperatures looking pretty good this evening. also maybe some good conditions for the barbecue if you've got one tonight. so pleasant spring days continuing. nice and drew through thursday. warming up through friday. showers, thunderstorms possible by friday and maybe also for your weekend as well. but tonight enjoy it. partly to mostly cloudy conditions and cool. low of 47 to 55 degrees. winds out of the north at 5 miles per hour. here is a look at the futurecast. keeping us dry around the dc area for the next few days. you can see we will see lots of sunshine. we don't see any green in our area. all that rain and showers staying well out to the west and south of us. so for monday morning it will be a nice day. partly cloudy to mostly sunny conditions

national airport. a few rivers down river from kennedy center. light breeze out of the south at 3 miles an hour. cooler western suburbs back into the mid and upper 50s now. 58 in leesburg and sterling. 54 frederick and upper montgomery county. 60 in town. 59 beth thes that. 59 annapolis. a little bit of rain today but rainfall amounts, .01 at dulles international. radar is clear. a little ground clutter left. showers long on the to sea. a cell of high pressure building in. low pressure off the coast to our east. high pressure back out to the west means we're going to have a north wind around here. that means dry, relatively cool air coming in. getting the kids off to the bus stop in the morning, sunup at 6:02. a clear and mild start. wakeup temperatures in the 50s. high pressure building as we get through the rest of the day tomorrow. what little bit of cloud cover we have left in the mornings should start to thin out by my to late afternoon. showers chances will stay back out to our west. by the time

cbs news, reagan national airport. >> we are going to look toward our weekend and the holiday and switch gears here. >> today's high temperature in san francisco 62 degrees. meanwhile we made it up to 70 degrees to the south and tonight we are noticing increasing cloud cover over the city of san francisco. westerlies still picking up. looking ahead to your memor i memorial day. increasing cloud cover by night fall. 58 to 71 degrees. meanwhile tonight with mostly cloudy skies numbers into the 40s and low 50s. the west winds 10 to 15. bottom line. we will have a chance of showers and very breezy conditions during the afternoon hours on saturday. becoming sunny on sunday. and more clouds move back in by memorial day. now, here comes the rain chances on your saturday. watch the clock tick on back. hit and miss, scattered, spotty showers at best. anything we see tomorrow should not be measurable. more of a nuisance and i have to emphasize those winds. up to 30 miles per hour at the coast. and also in our higher elevations. so there is the thunder bumpers in redding. we have the rain in eureka

no more precipitation. 47 at reagan national. down to the mid 40s now in arlington, fairfax, prince gorges counties, montgomery counties as well. off to the north and the west. 40 degrees in the mid 30s in western maryland and many locations in virginia. a few spots could have freezing temperatures in the next couple of hours. it's in the blue zone all the way down as far south in to northern tennessee. the partly cloudy to clear sky in the washington monument. a live picture from our city camera. the sub roo-- sunrise is 6:06. a bright sunny day. highs near 70 mid afternoon. not quite as cold tonight. look at your planner coming up. >> good morning, everyone. happy thursday. we're getting closer and closer to friday. it's just around the bend. the american legion bridge, good start. no hangups to report dealing with dry pavement this morning. tyson's corner around the pike for that matter. head on over to virginia along interstate 66, westbound, overnight construction leading fallston to falls church. eastbound, it's open. north

it is going to be a gorgeous afternoon. 62 officially at reagan national. there were spots out west towards culpeper and stanton in the 30s earlier this morning. luray at 62, 63 southern maryland. easton, cambridge, you guys are sitting at 59. the winds, they're gusting to 31 in hagerstown, nearly 30 at leesburg and manassas right now so keep that in mind. if you are going to be outside it is going to be a windy afternoon in spite of the sun. those temperatures into the sick. right now we've got 62 with sunny skies. north-northwesterly winds at 1. again with gusts in the mid- 20s, and the humidity is dry. we'd have to worry about five danger. flooding is a much bigger problem in the red river valley in the dakotas. the mississippi from the minnesota border south, just about to new orleans there. the ohio river, western tennessee, parts of kentucky, historic, epic flooding going on. this is going to be a problem for the next several weeks. a lot of farmland is going to be underwater. for us we're already looking at our next rain maker. you can seat in minnes

light rain is being reported at reagan national airport as well. let's take a look at the satellite radar. we can show you the regions where we're seeing that precipitation. it's moving through, moving from the west to the east. we've been dealing with this for the last two hours, i would say. and here you go. it is mainly light rain that's falling, although there are a couple of spots where the rainfall is heavier -- in particular down near the fredericksberg area. a frontal boundary making its way through here tomorrow. it's a cold front. it will drop our temperatures for tomorrow and trigger showers and maybe some thunderstorms tomorrow after and evening. so we're not worrying about that for today for our region. we are going to see plenty of clouds today. some sunshine will break out here and there later on. but our temperatures will be warmer than yesterday. right now it's 55 degrees here in the nation's capital. wilmington. 48 in boston. heading west to louisville -- i'm sorry, nashville, it is 70 degrees at this hour. temperatures behind the

we'll start by showing you the current conditions at reagan national. now here is the deal. we're off to a cold start, cold to cool. some of you are in the 30s this morning. at reagan national it is 47 degrees. and most of the region is in the 40s. relative humidity 80%. the breeze is out of the southwest at 5 mile-per-hour. here is a look at the satellite radar. even this is not bad looking. there are a few more clouds than yesterday morning but i think we'll see a good amount of sunshine today as we get later in the day we'll see more clouds move in. you can see them out to the west. they are associated with a frontal boundary that will makes it way in. however, i don't know how much of the front will hang together. it will bring with it the chance of rain showers i think late in the day. talking about in the evening hours. but i think some of you will remain dry even through that period. so you're day planner for today, morning sunshine, more clouds in the afternoon. mild and not as breezy as yesterday. high around 72 degrees which is where we should be. 30-40% chance of

it has dropped about 30 degrees since yesterday afternoon, 53 at reagan national. mid and upper 40s west and north. the baker's cyst it's in the 60s right now. a front sweeping through, cooling them down. right now rain in washington. by 9:00, still in the 50s with light showers, occasional showers. only until noon time, early afternoon, cloudy, breezy, cool with highs near 60. a look at your night planner. changes on the way. details coming up at 4:41. >> could be a challenging commute with wet roads and the rain coming down. please be very careful out there. northern virginia, i-95 corridor, just a little bit of volume. a few folks getting an early start this morning. any overnight road work has been washed out. north from dunfries, all your travel lanes should be reopened. head over coming in along i-270 southbound from 118 passing middlebrook, travel lanes are open. south of town to the woodrow wilson bridge, no issues. intown southeast to northeast, off to a careful start but be careful out there. joe, eun >> 4:33. the man accused of being the east coast rapis

it is mostly cloudy at reagan national. the department 58 degrees. so expecting the clouds to really clear out tomorrow night for tomorrow making way for sunshine. the satellite picture showing us lots of sun here. high pressure building in from the south so we will see some grey conditions. the next few days. enjoy it. get outside if you can. so a nice dry stretch is in store. it will be pleasant and dry through thursday. friday. unsettled weather pattern possibly showers and thunderstorms over the weekend. monday morning expect partly cloudy to mostly sunny conditions and it will be pleasant. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. winds out of the north at 15 miles per hour. by the afternoon mostly sunny and nice. so you want your sunglasses an sun screen. highs 71 to 76 degrees. north winds about 10 miles per hour and your sunsets at 808. highs for tomorrow. for dc we will be right on par with average. we should be right at 73 and tomorrow that's our forecast high. annapolis. a little cooler at 71 degrees. manassas mid-70s at 76. culpeper 77 degrees. ha

consider that as you get dressed. 47, mostly cloudy -- excuse me partly cloudy at reagan national with a northwest wind at ten giving a winds chill of 42. nationally as you look at the satellite and radar, the thing we're noticing, this system in the middle of the country, this is our next shower maker for tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow night with showers and even thunder from minneapolis back toward kansas, approaching kansas city. the storms from yesterday morning still plagueing parts of new england and new york state. for us high pressure builds in, no problems today. then tomorrow we watch this system, it's all quiet in the morning, maybe a few clouds early. and then as we go throughout the day, notice how the showers develop in the afternoon. by 8:00 still looking at showers. i wouldn't be surprised to see thunder. this will scoot out overnight friday night. part of the weekend will be looking dry. the next three days breakdown like this: today 60 degrees this afternoon -- you know what, not 60. we're going to be in the upper 60s, scoot past that. i don't think i updated that one.

right now, 55 degrees at reagan national. by 5:00, we'll get to near mid- 70s and we'll see a little bit of clearing for partly cloudy conditions. here's a look at live doppler 9000 hd, light sprinkles are possible farther out to the west. you may encounter that. nothing widespread, no heavy rain expected. currently it is in the mid-50s for d.c. 57 in alexandria. your high for today, mid-70s. warmer manassas up to 80. frederick, 77. luray, 79 degrees. we'll have more on your forecast coming up later. here's angie with your traffic. >> not too much going on. 95 headed northbound, everything is clear from fredericksburg up to 395. we kick things off with the green light. 495 in virginia moving right along, we remain construction free on both loops of the beltway. 270 drivers, you're finding lanes wide open down to the split. still ahead, we're going to take a look at 431, 95 and the bw parkway, the drive out of laurel down to the beltway. back to you. >>> here's the top story we'll be following for you all morning and all day l