jackson's defeat of winchester, may 25th, as was expected, jackson defeated banks at winchester may 25th, advanced subsequently to harpers ferry. that only strengthened lincoln's resolve to destroy jackson's army, not act out of fear for washington, but destroy jackson's army. the situation was good for lincoln's plan. banks saved his small command, crossed the potomac with the command intact. geary's reports were false, and he seemed too tired to hustle towards harpers ferry. you have free month about to enter west of strausburg, mcdowell with james shields' division in the lead to enter the valley from the east. lincoln hoped to ensnare jackson between fremont and mcdowell before jackson could withdraw south on the valley pike. lincoln said to mcdowell it is for you a question of legs. put in all the speed you can. i told fremont as much and directed him to drive them as fast as possible. but there's one serious problem. fremont and mcdowell weren't able to talk to one another, did not have communication and both were overly cautious. so with both shields and fremont within a couple of

at jackson's defeat of banks and winchester on may 25th, as was expected, jackson defeated banks at winchester on may 25th, advanced subsequently to harpers ferry. that only strengthened lincoln's resolve to destroy jackson's army. again, not actous of fear from washington, but destroy jackson's army. the situation really bartered well for lincoln's plan. banks saved his small command, crossed the potomac with the command intact. geary's reports of improvement were false. and jackson's troops seemed too tired to hustle towards harpers ferry. you have free month about to enter west of strausburg, mcdowell with james shields' division in the lead to enter the valley from the east. lincoln hoped to ensnare jackson between fremont and mcdowell before jackson could withdrawal south on the valley pike. lincoln said to mcdowell, it is for you a question of legs. put in all the speed you can. i have told fremont as much and directed him to drive them as fast as possible. but there's one very serious problem here. fremont and mcdowell weren't able to talk to one another, did not have communication and

now, 57s right in clarksburg and winchester, 59 in huntingtown. 60 in arlington, 56 in leesburg. today's forecast, sunshine, scattered clouds. highs near 80 degrees. most of the day will be spent in the '70s with a breeze. refreshen breeze out of the northwest at 10-20 miles an hour. heatll be cranking up the forecast.en-day a three-alarm fire displaces of residents in reston. it happened in an apartment complex. jummy olabanji is on the scene with an update. good morning. >> good morning. it is still a very active scene investigation. can see dozens of fire crews are still on the scene. what we have learned from fire just after 1:00 morning one of the seeing a reported fire. crews were called out and evacuated the building. people were evacuated. not all of them had fire or damage, but electricity was turned off. most of those residents have been able to go back inside. thenits to 12 units with most damage are displaced. the lacrosse is helping them. spoke with fire investigators they believe caused fire. most affected apartment, and air-conditioning units exploded outside. she

. >> this is just to the north and west of frederick, then also around winchester, win chesters including fred ricks, chenin dougha and warning, all under a warning. this storm did have a storm warning with it. that storm is making its way into the open waters, eventually over towards the eastern shore. that one not severe right now, but shouldn't be surprised to see it continue to strengthen. heat has also been a factor today. we got up to 96 today. everybody is going to cool off, but we're not quite done with those storms question. that watch in effect until 8:00. >>> breaking news where several children were injured when an suv ran through their front yard here. it happens along 57th place in riverdale. this picture from chopper 4. authorities tell us the suv cut across the front yard of this house where the kids were playing. all were taken to a hospital, two of them with minor injuries. no word yet on the other four. the vehicle came to a rest against the second home. no details on why the driver left the road. three years ago nine people were kid. we're in northeast washington with

dulles airport, 61. 62 in martinsburg 52 in cumberland 54 in winchester. morning clouds will give way to afternoon sunshine, 79 degrees. we will be running below average again today all the way through the weekend. average high temperature is 84. we will be near 80th today through sunday. low 80's on monday. a comfortable stretch of june weather with low humidity and high temperatures below average and a good amount of sunshine. you will need to water the garden. no chance of rain until the middle of next week. that's your forecast. >> we feel more comfortable now that they're getting ready to clear construction in greenbelt on the inner loop near kenilworth avenue and 95 in virginia near 7100. we will take you to a couple of cameras. we will move quickly. across the 14th street bridge is beautiful. no worries right now in rosslyn across the roosevelt bridge to constitution hall. we will take you across the potomac river at the american legion bridge. we have a fatal crash spending documented between annapolis and baltimore. it is northbound interstate 97

over 1 inch of rain at winchester. good for the forest and lawn. the area coming up in arlington heading for you folks in charles county. go through the next 24 hours watch what happens. our featured a cast. that will be changing as ago tomorrow. by tomorrow morning temperatures dropped in to the 60's. we get into some rather gusty winds from the west and northwest. late tomorrow the winds turn a the northeast. late tomorrow night and it will get moisture back. low clouds come back. for one day, just for one day up and head out tomorrow, comfortable with temperatures in the low to mid 60's. ratherlly low humidity, times from the north and northwest. very comfortable. are the clouds coming in for thursday. outr that we will break nice sunshine. temperatures a little below average. tomorrows sunshine back you will like it. >> thank you very much. >> the redskins are back on the field today. robert griffin had a lot of attention. this kid is a rare. extraordinary. besides he is pretty good. next. up >> the toytota sports desk, brought to you by your l

most part we did not see much in grain. 64 in washington. 55 in winchester. comfortable 52 in maryland. 66 along the water in annapolis. low humidity. breezy. northwesterly winds. tomorrow pretty much the same story. degrees warmer. is where research are climb upper-90's.e would that we cannot wrought a few isolated thundershowers. to lisa. go hearing chatter about a that happen in germantown. we're quantitate the southbound on 270 at 118. the activity. this is complex because there is fuel leaking on the roadway. they're bringing in some more equipment. they may take away a lane. let you know. look at all the headlights. anything i do not have major for you. overnight construction will be out of the blade. good in both directions. >> thank you. 60 degrees. >> still to come, a bad play off the field. targeting robert griffin the x and a basketball player is extortion card. >> they said that he would release if the bill unless he was paid. was set at $25,000. if he knows him from his days at baylor. hurd had contacted his agent appeared they exchange extortion

winchester, you are getting hit. purserville, will you lovettsville. the storm itself is moving north east at 36, and it is headed toward meadow mills at 6:50, middle town at 6:52, reliant at 6:52, and bunker hill at 6:56. so you have to take these storms seriously. the most wind sheer was up around pumpkin center but you all are under a warning west of us which includes winchester, stephens city, middle town. jim is out unmiddle town. send aus picture jim if you have something going on but don't put yoursifnl harm's way. leesburg get ready, chantilly get ready. this storm has shrunk a little bit but pretty heavy rain out if you hampshire avenue, out toward wheaton, georgia avenue. that's heavy rain. that's red. back into town, that's east- west highway, that's heavy rain as well. into silver spring. this will plying great over towards college park and beltsville as we go through the next hour, 45 minutes. so that's the latest. the entire metro area is under a watch until 9:00. we will keep you posted, and again, western suburbs, get ready, round two i

and if you are in places like hagerstown and martinsburg, winchester, take cover now. go to the basement, go to an interior room, and if you are further east, okay, you can kind of use your noggin a little bit. if you're in leesburg now or out in loudoun county or out in fauquier county, they are going to get to you in a an hour and a half to two hours, so you might be able to take some precautions you maybe didn't have time to take before, but they're coming your way. at the very least, strong gusty winds, rain and hail. >> top, besides the fact that i am interested in this geography lesson, we're seeing something you don't see all the time, which is storm after storm after store. we get through one, next thing you know, tornado warnings are just popping up. what's going on out there? >> i think it's two things, derek. one is, we have a warm front that pushed through this morning. that's produced the first round. thou we have a cold front from the west that's producing the second round, an i think it probably bears repeating. we have this new fancy dual- pole radar th

off to the west amid 60's. 68 for winchester. a beautiful day for the beaches. tamara a repeat performance with temperatures in the lower 80's. the cooler air to the north and west of us. a the dewpoint levels, this is really fantastic. around 50 in pittsburgh. behind the cold will feel the difference afternoon. tuesday and wednesday look great. will turn up the heat. satellite and radar long gone. high pressure moves off the coast. that will bring us increasing chance for a few showers. the gulf ofat mexico. tropical storm and then be on the move the. to make more of a westerly category oneg to a storm. it could be sometime late thursday into friday. worth watching over the coming days. here is our future test. showers alive -- arrive into early monday. the cold front moves on through. a nice shot of there, not going last very long. 72 degrees for a nighttime low. daytime highs tomorrow mid to upper 80's. a chance of a thunderstorm late in the afternoon hours. ready for the heat? ready for the humidity? 90 on thursday. by friday and saturday mid to upper 90's.

mostly sunny conditions through the day. $61 airport 59 in winchester 63 in hagerstown. near 80 degrees today for the high temperature, like yesterday. harper seven is in outlying areas. low 80's downtown with lower humidity. bright sunshine through the weekend with similar high temperatures next week. turning up the heat by the middle of next week. looking dry until wednesday. i will have the beach forecast, coming up. now police the >> . 70 westbound fatal crash overnight, all lanes remain closed at route 32. there's a detour. this has been the scenario since 1:30 this morning. eastbound 70, all lanes have been reopened. equipment is now gone. 70 westbound is closed. elsewhere, look at the outer loop in landover past fedex field, there's been a big crash near the john hanson highway on the outer loop. headlights are on the inner loop, and there will be slowing out of greenbelt just to look. much better at university boulevard on the outer loop. now to news. >> we will check back with you a little while. police say they have found the man who kill the dunkin' donuts own

temperatures are pretty good but not as comfortable as last week. 61 in winchester, 61 in winchester 72 downtown. outlying areas in the low to mid 60's, low 70's around the beltway. 88 around 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. the clouds will be thickening from the west. in the shenandoah valley, if you will have the clouds earlier than the metro area. a few thundershowers will develop around the blue ridge shenandoah valley, and the potomac highlands later this afternoon and evening especially around 3:00 p.m. there are showers organizing off to our west, from ohio down into parts of georgia and alabama. this energy will continue to push our way and will give an extra kick to the atmosphere. that will give us widespread showers later tonight and through tuesday. rain off and on while we sleep through tomorrow. not a good day to be outdoors tomorrow. get those activities done today or wednesday, not tomorrow. rainfall totals could be over an inch in spots where we get embedded downpours. overall, averages will be 1/2 inch up to three-quarters of an inch. clearing by wednesday with lower humid

one continuous line and it is there from that area in pennsylvania, down towards winchester when we're probably going to be seeing very intense winds as it makes its way eastward. we've already had 60 miles per hour winds reported. doug? >> veronica, taking a look at graphics 29 here and jim asked the question earlier, what kind of a system is this that brings this type of severe weather? here are the storms coming through. here the line of storms, the parent storm is way up here into michigan and they are wrapping around. you can see the storms wrapping around into canada and back down and around. that's the strength of the storm. you can see the line here. see the line continuing to progress all the way towards the east. that's why we knew this would be a severe weather day. we saw this area of low pressure. it was down to the south and west. that's where it was yesterday. as we move to the north and east, we knew the push would be into our area and that's what we're seeing right now. these line segments here, producing very strong winds ahead of the line as it makes its way in here.

winchester down towards madison and culpeper. that line west of it, the cloud coverage. that cloud line is continuing to march off to the east. shortly behind that we have a few areas of light rain being detected by the radar. across the washington area, we are high and dry right now. that will continue to push our way. a good amount of rain at a later tonight and off and on through tuesday. 87 degrees already in the district. 88 in frederick. much cooler to the west. cumberland 89 degrees. a few thundershowers will develop later this afternoon and evening. we will see more widespread rain around the beltway and the metro area. high temperatures near 90 locally. only in the mid-'80s for highs. some of the areas of rain are ready becoming more organized throughout the morning and into the mid-day period that will continue to happen. this energy is pushing our way and will cause the widespread rain. in terms of overall rainfall totals, i think the latest computer guidance that just came into the weather center gives us a pretty good ball park. a roundabout way, half an inc

statewide, more storms back towards winchester, they could come in towards howard later this evening as well. we are track this and look at the entire state in terms of how i will develop in to the rest of the evening coming up in the next couple of minutes. severe watch through 9:00. >>> we are always updating you on line at abc2news.com. get the latest conditions, as well as any problems that maybe out this because of the storms, text wmar to 46988 to get the smart phone app, download them to get weather alerts as they happen. bge storms. 500 workers are on alert and ready to im. we caught up with some of the people trying to make sure your lights stay on. >> we are expecting to have high wind gusts of up to 45 miles per hour. >> we have a storm director here and multiple people also at our storm center. they are monitoring snwthe outa activity, they are the ones 9ékv that are assigning the work to to the crews. a lot of the lines that are sometimes damaged in the storm, are in the back of people's homes and back of lots. they have to be careful with the surroundings for example y

he shouldn't have fought at winchester. he should have fought at fisher's hill. confederates called it their gibralter. federals call it the bug bear of the valley. it was a great defensive position if you have enough money. men. but he's caught. by the way, kershaw had been sent, ordered back to petersburg, because it looked like early had not done anything. so when sheridan moves against him, his odds are probably only about 2.5 to 1. his one confederate called it a regular stand-up fight. please keep in mind, the battles in '62, in some ways when you get into the numbers are skirmishes compared to '64. there's nothing compared to that in '62. early's reports retreat to fishers hill. the problem is, his lines are too thin now. he puts his cavalry in the lower part of the ground of fisher's hill. sheridan, on the advice of his west point ram mate, richard crooks -- of course, share done is going to take credit for everything and ignore crook -- they are going to do a frank attack and roll him off of a little north mountain and crush early's lines and it's on the

sprinkles in and around winchester, not amounting really to anything. we are expecting this thunderstorm to become more widespread. the next three or four hours. we have a risk of severe thunderstorms. in terms of the biggest risk from the storms, we have to categorize them. when the damage would be the primary risk. a moderate risk of that -- wind damage would be the primary risk. however, tornadoes are unlikely in the situation. they do not favorable in the atmospheric set up we have today. that is good news. 91 degrees at reagan national. 92 degrees at winchester. it feels like 97 in the district when you factor in the humid heat. yesterday it felt like 100, some minor improvements. tomorrow i hesitate to say it, but it will feel a little refreshing with our northwesterly breeze. there is a cold front moving in. that will help trigger showers and storms. behind it, the cooler, drier less humid air. humidity on sunday, but it should not be too aggressive. the low 90s -- low 90's will drop into the 70's tonight. a comfortable 88 on saturday. do not be

feels a little cool. 55 in winchester, 56 in camp springs, 61 in manassas. high temperatures will make it to about 71 with a few more spotty showers possible this afternoon with partly sunny conditions. not the sunniest. it will be in the upper 60's in some locations. tomorrow, highs in the mid 70's, slight chance of rain daily through thursday. now to lisa. >> they changed the traffic pattern a couple days ago on the beltway at university boulevard. three to the left and one . to the one this is live through springfield, moving nicely. no problems on the beltway. out of springfield through tysons in good shape. here we are on the greenway the dulles toll road, and we will keep an eye on the beltway at the wilson bridge. back to you. >> thank you. montgomery county police looking into what caused a fatal car crash. >> it happened before 1:00 this morning on 128 at dickerson road. a woman trapped inside a burning car in poolesville. was pronounced dead at the scene. victim is not been identified. the investigation continues. now to the penn state scandal. jur

in winchester its already 54. petersburg, 49. 58 in hagerstown, 69 in the district at reagan national, 64 in manassas, 61 in gaithersburg. open the windows. we will have clouds east of the blue ridge. up and down 95, noene. next chance of rain is not until wednesday. >> today is flag day and it is the 237th birthday of the u.s. army. there will be wreath laying ceremony this morning at arlington national cemetery. there will be a big birthday celebration of fort belvoir. the army was established in 1775 during the revolutionary war. it's thursday morning 5:12. >> there's a new web site for political groups. >> and watch out, mrs. obama. somebody else has a crush on the president. >> ♪ i got a crush on obama ♪ >> learn how the obama campaign is responding to this video and as gone viral. >> you can follow well the kids pnted a puppy but they can be really expensive. so to save money i just found them a possum. dad, i think he's dead. probably justlplayin' possum. sfx: possum hisses there he is. there's an easie

. >> back around winchester. you're seeing a little break now, but don't let your guard down because here is that second band that i'm talking about. earlier, this was a distinct line. now, you're seeing individual, little segments in that line and also see thunderstorms developing out ahead of that line and that is key because we're going to see this storm move to the east and then catch up with these storms out ahead of it and this storm will essentially jump by about 30 miles from petersburg right over the virginia border. heads up around winchester and this is the area that has the first chance of seeing some very strong winds and that's why we have severe thunderstorm warnings up to the north here and you're looking at morgan county here and back up towards allegheny county. very strong storms and wind upwards of 50 to 60 miles per hour. round one, what we've seen, we've seen the tornado warnings and flash flood warnings and heavy wind but a ton of rain with the flash flooding. and round two will bring us so

i want to show you a couple thunderstorms these are way out west, there is i-81, right there, winchester, front royal, this was a lot more impressive about 30 minutes ago, it is all moving trying to move to the east, just a little bit winchester, i think you will stay dry here something could pop up here or there just not a whole heck of a lot going on. right now temperature here in town sitting at 95 degrees, 93 for gaithersburg, quantico, 96 degrees manassas, 95, where it has really been hot today, hotter than just about anybody, frederick, 99 and dew point is way up there in the lower 70s. we talked about this last night if the dew point is 70 degrees or higher it is oppressively humid out there, and so look at their heat index, 107 degrees, fredericksburg, 101 and quantico, 108, isolated thunderstorms, certainly possible, but not probable at 7:00 p.m. i think most of that should be way out west along i-81, muggy at 9:00 p.m., 91 the heat index probably still up close to 95, for most of us, a little cooler at 11:00 p.m., 86 degrees muggy and head index up around 90 even at 11. showers

we will have more traffic and weather coming up. . >>> two-alarm fire in campbell on winchester drive, helicopters are on the scene, it looks like they had to cut through a garage door, at least one of them to get through the building and now they are doing mop up operations, this is not affecting the freeway if you are driving on winchester. let's go back to the desk. >>> a helicopter was called in to rescue a woman down a steep regard reason at china camp state park. they are crediting the gps on her husband's phone with finding the callel. the woman suffer -- the couple. >>> hospital officials released a photo of a woman last week and hospital officials were hoping her family would come forward and the family did come forward. she was hit by a car a week ago while crossing the street and she is still in critical condition and unable to speak. >>> a lot of people expected the so called birdman had been drinking before he suddenly jumped in front of a television camera. >> that was andrew james dudley from the united kingdom detained. he started making bird sounds and he was taken in

the this friday, june 1 in the in winchester, 61 cumberland, 66 in fredericksburg. light rain pushing northward just east of fredericksburg along kings highway. moderate to heavy rain pushing 301 in kingong george county moving into charles county. otherwise, light rain along and of 95 in stafford, and county, prince william county, in the city of fairfax. of that is very light west of 95 the. heaviest is in prince george moving into the charles county. sprinkles this morning, through the lunch hour. work against us because it will destabilize the atmosphere. expect widespread showers afternoon later this evening from 4:00 through 11:00 p.m. some could be strong to severe. good chance of seeing strong to severe storms today. for the high temperature. an increase in the humidity today. here is the risk factor index. the biggest threat from the streamlined wins and flash floods. however, there is a low to of a few small tornadoes. possibility, should all ingredients mixed together perfectly later on today. seems to be the least threatening from the storms. mid 70's to

winchester '63, '64 and round hill 67 in germantown and bethesda. 68 degrees in stafford. highs in the upper 80s today 87, warm and muggy. slight chance of thundershowers especially west of washington mainly along and west of the blue ridge. well into the '90s tomorrow through friday. make sure that the air conditioner in your car is up to snuff. lisa? let's go back to steve and scynne. >> the 7-year-old actor who plays darth vader is out of the hospital after successful open- heart surgery. >> matt had the surgery last week in los angeles. he had a heart valve replaced. he was born with a congenital heart defect. he will be fully recovered after 10 months. getting ready to party like it's 1989, because arsenio hall is returning to late-night tv. >> is developing a new late- night venture with cbs television. the show has been sold. you will be able to watch it in the scene as well. more cities are expected to be on the way. slated for a fall 2013 premiere. he still has about a year of development. >> i hear adam caskey barking from the weather center right now. >> singer

meanwhile, around here, just showers for us, winchester, warrenton, and around lock u.s. dale, this area is creeping to the north and northeastward, so you folks in lees burg, you'll be getting a few showers, scattered showers for the evening, more coming in after midnight, a lot more for tomorrow. that's this tropical moisture down south, where there was upwards of 13 inches of rain through areas of the deep south. here's what's going to happen. we've had an area of low pressure and the cold front. both of these, tropical moisture will be making their way northward, so we're due to see quite a bit of rain, anywhere between maybe an inch of rain, some locations north and east a little bit more over the next 24 hours. showers and thunderstorms will be playing out tomorrow, especially during the afternoon, and right through the evening hours. here's 4:00 p.m. wednesday. a few clouds will hug the coast, so evening forecast, just scattered showers, you could probably get by for the evening. 712 to 80 degrees, so still very warm. tomorrow morning starting out between 69 and 76

right now we're all pretty much in the 70s, 75 culpeper, 73 in winchester, manassas mid-70s, la plata at 73 degrees, annapolis take dad out on the boat, around 74 degrees, really a great day for that. right now temperatures to the south of us atlanta, nashville, we'll get this heat come up in the next few days and the humidity also will rise. our satellite and radar picture showing us a couple clouds and also some storms that could impact us i would say overnight, maybe just a few showers especially west of us, a couple thunderstorms are also possible after midnight into early tomorrow morning. we are gradually heating up, a shower possible overnight. monday a few showers and a couple thunderstorms, tuesday warmer with an isolated thunderstorm possible. then the heat and humidity are on. here's the 9 futurecast. so tomorrow morning as you're getting ready for work, pack your umbrella just in case. we'll get a couple showers especially west of town in through winchers, martinsburg and a -- winchester, martinsburg and a shower late morning, afternoon by the beltway. late evening hours u

temperatures around the rest of the region in the 70s right now. 7 in -- 73 in winchester. tomorrow it's about the heat. the heat advisory all across the area. the index could be between 100 and 105. some areas could be warmer than that. we'll talk about that coming up later on in my forecast and how long will this heat last? that too in my forecast. now we go to northwest where shomari stone at one of the pools staying open longer this week. >> reporter: it was sizzling so much today i was constantly washing my face with this wash cloth. this pool has been staying open throughout the week. a lot of kids were cooling off. but earlier we were in different neighborhoods. peep were without power. it has been restored but 450 people right now are still in the dark. >> awful. >> reporter: talk about a bad time not the have power. >> what was your reaction? >> i said let me go outside. >> reporter: 4,000 homes lost power and air-conditioning on this scorching evening. temperatures approached a record 99 degrees today and of course it feels hotter with the humidity. too sizzling t

winchester, 69 in strasbourg 70 in leesburg and warrenton. low to mid 70's for the most part with a few 60's in the shenandoah valley. a few scattered clouds, profitable with a refreshing northwesterly wind at 10-20 thus approaching 30. highs near 80. most of the day will be in the '70s. the real hot weather is off to the west. one of five in rapid city, oklahoma city at 105. if 68 in boston. more on the extended forecast, coming up. >> you have a great job today adam caskey. we have enjoyed a warm winter and an early spring. that could lead to a dangerous problem this summer. officials have tested the first batch of mosquitoes and prince william county. tested positive for west nile virus. officials say the best way to avoid the disease is to destroy any potential breeding grounds of round house like standing water and you should wear insect repellent. -- a breeding grounds around your house. coming up, florida is flooded. there's high water on streets and inside homes as tropical storm debby passes through. and a young ballplayer is headed

warrenton northward up towards winchester and moving into berryville right now, light rain. prince william county, prince william parkway, 7100, and fairfax county if seeing light rain moving north, and showing signs of falling apart as it crosses off into montgomery county. western montgomery county will see light rain this morning. the heaviest stuff is in charles, moving into prince george's county, calvert county. ben's moving north through southern maryland in to brandywine, morningside soon to get some light rain later this morning. we will see sunshine around the lunch hour into the early afternoon. high temperatures around 83 later on today. you will notice an increase in the humidity just for today. widespread storms expected this afternoon and evening. nodoz have a good chance of being severe, with the biggest threat being straight line wins. here's the risk factor index for today. and high risk of streamlined wins being gusty and the next biggest threat will be flash floods between for clark and 11:00 p.m. today slight chance. we could see a small tornado later on

you are going to get hammered with rain fall in winchester. an inch per hour over the next 40 minutes or so. they will roll into front royal. so we're not done with the storms just yet. the front back to our west. 77 downtown. 79 in manassas and 79 in leesburg and 79 up in frederick. some of those numbers as high as it's been all day. we'll come back and talk about when the front will clear us and let you know when the code weather alerts are for the next three days. >> thank you, topper. still ahead, more gripping and disturbing testimony at the sex abuse trial of jerry sandusky. plus, it is the end of an era. a pizza pioneer going out of business in northwest d.c. those stories and a lot more still ahead. >>> more graphic testimony today at the sexual abuse trial of jerry sandusky. an 18-year-old witness says the former assistant football coach repeatedly molested him. openly sobbing, the teenager known as victim number one testified sandusky began getting more physical with him during sleepovers at the coach's home. the contact eventually l

it's 80 at andrews air force base, 77 manassas, 73 leesburg, 72 winchester, culpeper 73, annapolis 83 degrees. what is going on? out to the west we've got a cold front approaching tomorrow which will bring us eventually cooler drier air, but with the front we're talk unsettled conditions and it will be cooler come tomorrow. for tonight isolated thunderstorm or shower. then tomorrow showers and storms are likely. those storms could also produce some pretty heavy rain, so flash flooding is possible. then get ready for some drier air for wednesday. you don't like the muggies, you'll like the next couple days. our 9 futurecast, tomorrow morning at 8:00 we've got light rain which is basically some scattered showers. so that morning commute, some of you may encounter some wet roads, but look at tomorrow afternoon, widespread rain. look at the yellow, moderate to heavy rainfall that we'll see and also maybe some afternoon thunderstorms. tomorrow evening's commute looking pretty wet for most folks tomorrow night and then at 8:00 we're still dealing with some leftover showers and then after mi

54 and the -- 53, winchester 54. overnight tonight we're still expecting only a few clouds, of course, comfortable lows, a couple more nights i think where the temperatures will be nice and comfortable. as we progress into the weekend, it won't be so nice to epcot windows open, more mug -- keep the windows open, more muggy. tomorrow a lot like today with a spotty shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon, temperature tomorrow up to about 80 degrees. high today officially was 75. 64 tomorrow morning, 75 by lunchtime, a spotty shower by 5 p.m., temperature right around 79 by 5:00, but we may get to 80 for a high, friday warmer, mostly sunshine, 83 and again as we get into the weekend expect temperatures to warm up to the upper 80s into the lower 90s. here's a look at your forecast. >>> now we switch over to sports with lindsay murphy. >> this is the verizon 4g lte sports desk with lindsay murphy. >> hello, everybody. the redskins have stolen the headlines again announcing today the team will move training camp next seaso

. 62 is what we look like in winchester and 62 in hagerstown rather. looking at the satellite and radar, this is the big story of the day. we have the clouds streaming in across the area and showers now back into virginia. and then we have a line of showers and storms back into west virginia and this will begin to move in as we go later into the afternoon time frame. this batch of rain could start -- could start to slide in around daybreak and the stormy conditions work their way in going into the afternoon. we have a severe weather setup for today. again, we have the warm front that's going to move through and we had the warm humid air coming in from the gulf of mexico. we have an upper-level low and then we have the cold front that's going to be the trigger to trigger the severe weather we will be seeing as we go into the afternoon. here we go with the severe thunderstorm set up. we have the chance for someisolated tornadoes and hail and gusty winds and lightning with the thunderstorms and that threat comes in this afternoon and into the evening. aga

this stuff coming out of winchester pushing through charles town and harpers ferry getting into western loudoun county, this is pretty strong. northern warren and fauquier, you're not under any warnings right now, but these storms certainly could be clipping those areas right along 66 into fauquier and warren. you see purcelville, this stuff is 10, 15 minutes out at most. lovettsville, brunswick. this is all going to run over you again with the potential for winds of 60 miles an hour or more and maybe even a little bit of hail along with about 6:10. we have the watch going till 9:00 p.m. probably will get a few more warnings over the next few hours. anny hong has been with me all afternoon and we'll keep you updated and have the full weekend forecast in just a few minutes. >> thanks, howard. >>> we continue to follow our breaks news in riverdale, maryland are five children were rushed to the hospital after a car ran over a kiddy pool. it happened this afternoon in the 5200 block of 57th avenue and from what we've heard, two cars collided and then one of them went through the yard and th

that prompted a warning earlier in garrett county just to the west of winchester. we're going to focus in on these showers to the north and west of town. some heavy rains from potomac out towards great falls and out towards dulles airport around route 28 and dulles access road. everything pushing off to the south and east. we'll come back and tell you when they're going to get out of here and we'll tell you the codes for the next three days. derek. >> thank you, top. >>> was the wife of murdered george zimmerman defendant lying? she lied under oath when she testified about how much money the family had during george zimmerman's original bond hearing hiding the fact that a defense fund online had collected 10s of thousands of dollars in donations. >>> and today the florida task force was holding public hearings on the law that george zimmerman is using in his defense in the deadly shooting of trayvon martin. it is florida's stand your ground law. and that's the one that allows someone to use deadly force if they fear being killed or hurt. the parents of trayvon said

we have patchy fog only about 6 miles of visibility in york, five in hagerstown and three in winchester. seven in culpepper and we are getting the showers and storms and we have about two miles visibility in salisbury. so we have patchy fog there and also the wet weather. temperatures this morning are pretty much on the seasonable side. 68 in baltimore. 63 in easton and 64 in york and basically we are in the 60s this morning. and we are feeling it. you don't need the jacket as you step out and about. spending of the jacket, leaving the jacket look at what we have. we have some hot weather that's going to be pumped into the area. today i am forecasting 80s but, we will hit the 90s going through time. so this system will move through and that warm front all that warm air will be going our way. that hot air will be coming our way going through time. future trend not picking up on a lot. that's the name of the game. showers and storms are around us but for the most part we should stay dry after the drizzle that we are getting this morning. and then this is your forecast. your hour by hour p

woodstock, 54, winchester, 52. out in the west in frost bird, 49 degrees and berkeley springs, west virginia, 53. clarksburg, a comfortable 60. i would actually open the windows and little bit this morning because we have low humidity and comfortable temperatures. upper 70's below are a's tomorrow -- today and tomorrow. upcoming weekend, the comfortable conditions will continue. not very june-like in washington all through the weekend with sunshine and low humidity. the low average high temperatures. >> thank you so much. looks like a great week ahead. 641 and is the time perry. >> president obama and mitt romney will be in the same place today -- the same state. we will ask politico why they choose to focus on this one area in particular. >> tales of saunas and threats against families at the sandusky trial. >> and we would love for you to follow was on twitter. sen story ideas and get news about "good morning washington." we set up our very own twitter handle. follow us >> more witnesses getting ready to take the

so he orders gordon and groves to head back towards winchester. so by the night of september 19th, in the words of a confederate officer, early's infantry divisions were like beads on a string with knots in between. they're strung out. he only had one real division east of winchester and that was steven's division. skbl i'm not going to refight these battles. he shouldn't have fought at fisher's hill. confederates called it their gibralter. it was a great defensive position if you have enough money. by the way, he had been sent back towards petersburg. so when sheridan moves gens him, his odds are about 2.5 to 1. his one confederate called it a regular stand-up fight. the battles in '62, in some ways when you get to the numbers are skirmishes compared to '64. there's nothing compared to that in '62. earl early's retreat are in '62. he puts his calvary in the lower part of the ground of fischer's hill. sheridan on the advice of his roommate -- of course he's going to take credit for everything and ignore crook, they are goings to do a flank attack

winchester, west of winchester, sliding down to the southeast. again, very, very spotty showers. that really is the story for the overnight. shower chances here for the overnight, into tomorrow morning. it's looking dry as opposed to this moring where we had a few light showers. partly cloudy sky for tomorrow morning. watch what happens. we fill back in. we fill in a lot with these, between, widely scattered showers. maybe isolated thunderstorms coming our way. nothing severe for the next two days. 6:00 a.m. thursday. same deal. we've got a few breaks. that's just it. that's why we've really got a better chance coming ur way. because more sunshine. better chance to heat up. better chance to get some thunderstorms brewing through the afternoon. it warms up at the surface. cooler air aloft. so that contrast helps to create some of that thunder. for tomorrow morning, at the bus stop, 54 degrees in ned rifrede maryland. some of those spots just west of us this morning in martinsburg. 60 though in fredericksburg for tomorrow morning. your high temperature, 74 degrees around olne. 75 i

winchester, laurie, fred -- luray, frederick at 50. we're in the low 60s headed right toward the low to mid-80s but not too humid. it is 6:01. let's go over to monika with the latest time saver traffic. >>> if you're planning to head into the district, the one big story of the morning is an overturned vehicle on massachusetts avenue which is closed between nebraska and wisconsin. so you're going to have to from police direction to get around that one. i'll keep you posted as to that situation and when the roads reopen. in the meantime here's 270. really not too bad. friday morning light. it's keeping up with that. no problems out of frederick as you head down toward urbana and the point where the lanes divide. we'll take you to a live picture outside. if you're planning to head across the american legion bridge leaving 270 at father hurley boulevard to the west side of town. i'm going to say traffic is very light. let's go back over to the maps and this time to the north side of town. no problems on the beltway through college park and

winchester a very pleasant 59. outside on the michael & son weather camera you see some of the sunshine. that pink sunshine right now is just coming over the horizon. reflecting off the capitol dome. 65 degrees the humidity at 84%. and a light east northeast wind at 5 miles an hour this morning. it will be northeasterly 5, 10 miles an hour this afternoon. high pressure, you can sort of see it it's right just to the west of us. storms having a tough time moving into that high. and right over here, we still have that northeasterly flow and as long as we've got a flow we're not going to warm up that much. the futurecast other than a patch or two of clouds here today, tonight and tomorrow it's all quiet across the board. today east highs in the low 80s. a very pleasant afternoon with low humidity levels. tonight confidentable again 50s and -- comfortable again 50s and 6 #s. slowly climbing to the mid 80s by the end of the weekend but still not humid. today is going to be another great day at the beach along with the ne

we only have about five in winchester and one in cullpepper. this will begin to burn off as we head more into the morning hours. but all in all a stellar day on tap. let's get a check now of the abc 2 time saver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. are the roads stellar out there? i don't think so, huh? >>reporter: well, lynette, we do have an incident in hartford county, a crash on joppa route 52 at franklin road. if you are using 95, fortunately no delays from route 152 all the way to route 43. as we check in and take a live look here in white marsh, everything up to speed. just a little bit of volume there, but it's just a five- minute ride southbound from route 43 all the way to 695. and once you do get on to 695 here's what it looks like in parkville at hartford road. no problems to report. it will be a nice easy ride all

temperatures low 60s frederick and winchester. more comfortable there. while we look at 73 in annapolis. 70 in easton and cambridge and la plata, you're 65. this afternoon sunny to partly cloudy, if not mostly cloudy with the high clouds. look at the high temperatures. cooler out west where the clouds will thicken up earlier. easton 89 along with baltimore and frederick and d.c. with 86 for leesburg. 87 in hagerstown. it is now 5:00 a.m. good morning, monika. she's in with time saver traffic. >> i sure am. good morning. it's monday morning and that's kind after bummer but at least we've got good news out on the roadways. things are fine if you're heading in from the west on the dulles toll road and sterling and 66 out of manassas all the way into fairfax on the beltway. that should make you smile. we'll take a live look outside at american legion bridge on the west side of town. this is a great indication of the beltway. both loops between basically 270, tysons corner and down into springfield. so not too bad on the west side. let's go back over to the m

winchester. none. us can read it. mix of clouds and some sun. a few showers possible. 78 your daytime high. here comes your heat wave. get ready for 90s. how about close to 100 degrees by thursday. first dave summer, wednesday night about 7:00 at night. wouldn't you know it, summer will not disappoint this career with highs in the mid- to upper 90s. >> i knew it wouldn't. >> ushering in summer with near 100-degree weather. >> yes. >> i know. the 90s. >> hook who is back from probably near 100-degree weather, tony per kibes. >> i was in a warm environment, yes -- tony perkins. >> congratulations on the emmy. >> thank you. if i recall correctly, when david letterman did his top ten list, wasn't one of the jokes can anybody say emmy. >> it was number two or three on the list. >> they should reshow it. >> boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen, guess what it is time for. ask the weather guys, the popular segment in morning television where tucker barnes and i put our big heads together to answer your most pressing questions, weather- related or otherw

in the winchester area, you're getting hit pretty hard. looks like there's wind potentially coming out of stephen city with this storm. the storm is moving to the southeast at 20 miles an hour or so. places like waterloo, 5:51. the hail size on this could be anywhere from half to an inch on that. so we're looking at a lot of heavy rain and the winds as well. so a lot of things are going on north and west of town. just want to make one more stop a little farther south down the shenandoah valley to show you the storms that be affecting south of woodstock headed toward luray. middletown getting hit hard. anyone going out 66, this is going to be tracking toward you. looks like we have a few new warnings that have lit up also to the east of stephen city. toward berryville and down we'll be watching all of that. it's in effect till 9:00 tonight for the entire area. anny is here with the rest of the weather snore. >> thanks, howard. we're looking for the cold front to go through this evening that will fire off showers and storms. temperatures in

through 9:00 p.m. 77 currently in frederick, 73 in winchester, 79 in the district, manassas. in frederick, 73 degrees. hot and humid today. will feel like 105-110 when you factor in the heat and humidity. possible late this afternoon and through the and they could be strong to severe. the weekend forecast, coming up >> . the heat is so bad that metro is making exceptions to its rules. >> allowed toill be drink water on buses and trains throughout the weekend. our coverage of the heat wave continues with brianne carter in gaithersburg this morning. >> good morning. takerea where you want to precautions, the parking lot where people are getting get on the buses down national. that's where there could be people for thousands of for the golf tournament once again. yesterday some people had heat- related illnesses. people said that there were not hydrated enough in all the severe weather. we do have a heat advisory again today. you will want to take precautions. you should wear light-colored and stay hydrated throughout the day. will be able to take water bottles and liquids hydra

it is 59 in winchester, 68 in arlington,. on our way to the mid to upper 80s, mostly sunny, los humidity. a breeze out of the northwest at 10-20. the seven-day forecast is coming up. >> we begin with the latest in the presidential race. the battleground states of virginia is the focus of romney's campaign as he prepares to visit sterling today. john gonzales has details. >> good morning. coming off a win in utah, is holding back-to-back events in virginia today. he will campaign at a company that provides electronic designs, but the focus will be on immigration reform and the country's economy. as ronnie epps to sterling, he wasted no time slamming president obama on the hot- button issue of immigration reform, saying the president has failed to lead. the president said voters have a choice between his agenda and that of republicans of when it comes to the issue, touting his new policy that removes the threat of deportation of young undocumented immigrants. both know it will be the economy that will decide the election. the o

not quite at sunrise, but that will be soon. 77 in washington. 75 in morning side. 72 in winchester.\ near 100 this afternoon. pretty good chance of hitting back at reagan national, but it will feel like 105. slight chance of a few storms along and west of the blue ridge later on today. a better chance tomorrow. now to lisa. >> a motorcycle crash on north on 395 at the beginning of the 14th street bridge. no life-threatening injuries reported. two lanes to the right are open with delays from pentagon city. newschopper 7 will join us in a little while. now to news. >> the heat is so bad that metro is making an exception to its no drinks and allowing you to carry an drinkwater on the trains today. >> its a good idea to have water wherever you go today. live team coverage continues with brianne carter, live at dupont circle, where it is 76 or 75. >> already 78. you guys are lucky sitting in the air conditioning. it feels muggy outside already. 5:30 in the morning and it feels warmer already that it was at the end of the day at the beginning of the week. a roller-coaster we have been on.

winchester at 66, manassas 64. southern maryland, 64 degrees. temperatures are a lot cooler off to the north. look at the heat and humidity. mid part of the country, this is what is on the way. by wednesday thursday, friday, could be looking at temperatures in the mid-and 90's. that is when it is going to feel really uncomfortable outside. satellite's radar, a few showers in western pennsylvania. not gone to amount to a whole lot. here is the one cluster of moving off towards the north and east. really going to be very light. a few showers popped up late tomorrow afternoon. shenandoah valley, that is not going to add up to munch. a 30% chance. upper 50's to mid-60's. here is the extended outlook. hotter weather is on the way. 95 on wednesday upper 90's on thursday, a chance for some thunderstorms on friday. this will be the hottest air we have had across the mid-atlantic all year. could be looking at breaking some records. i think the records for bwi will be safe. >> that is a record that i do not want to break. up next, we will show you the are